Kurkuma

[ˈkʊʁkuma]

/[ˈkʊʁkuma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kurkuma” is uncommon German (frequency #71,550 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,550
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Pflanzenart Curcuma longa, Angehöriger einer Gattung der Ingwergewächse Zingiberaceae

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurkuma · Kurkuma · German

Kurkuma · rank #71,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,550
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kuriosum

Nearest frequency peer: Kuriosum (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kurkuma“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kurkuma“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kurkuma
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurkuma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʁkuma]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurkuma“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kurkumafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kuriosum“ (#71,549), „Kuriosität“ (#71,548), „Kusel“ (#71,552). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kurkuma“ bei #71,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kurkuma is uncommon German at frequency #71,550 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁkuma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kurkuma has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kurkuma, spelled K-U-R-K-U-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Pflanzenart Curcuma longa, Angehöriger einer Gattung der Ingwergewächse Zingiberaceae
  2. 2
    auch: das Kurkuma; Gewürz aus den Gelbwurzeln der Kurkuma, auch verwendet zur Herstellung von Curry

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kurkuma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ich kenne doch Kurkuma.“
  2. „Das Rezept ist übrigens sehr gut, es geht aber auch mit Kurkuma.“

Synonyms

Curcuma longaGelber IngwerGelbwurzGelbwurzelGilbwurzGilbwurzelKurkumeSafranwurzSafranwurzel

This word in other languages

turmeric(English)cúrcuma(Español)curcuma(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kurkuma"?
"Kurkuma" is spelled K-U-R-K-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁkuma].
What does "Kurkuma" mean?
As a noun, "Kurkuma" means: die Pflanzenart Curcuma longa, Angehöriger einer Gattung der Ingwergewächse Zingiberaceae
How do you pronounce "Kurkuma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurkuma" is [ˈkʊʁkuma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurkuma" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kurkuma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lametta#71,562knackte#71,523Klinken#71,520Kesseln#71,511

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list