Kumquat
[ˈkʊmkvat]
The verdict
“Kumquat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gattung in der Familie der Rautengewächse
Corpus desk
Index DE-kumquat · Kumquat · German
Kumquat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kumquat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊmkvat] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kumquat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kumquat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊmkvat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kumquat has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kumquat, spelled K-U-M-Q-U-A-T.
Definition
- 1Gattung in der Familie der Rautengewächse
- 2Die Frucht von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kumquat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kumquats stehen im hinteren Garten.
Kumquats werden in der Regel mit Schale und Kernen gegessen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.