Schwarzkümmel
German, noun/ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌkʏml̩/
Schwarzkümmel is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-K-Ü-M-M-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwarzkümmel is a German masculine noun meaning “nigella (any plant of the genus Nigella)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Hahnenfußgewächse (Ranunculaceae) mit rund 20 Arten”.
What does Schwarzkümmel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenigella (any plant of the genus Nigella)
- 2
masculineblack caraway, nigella (seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Hahnenfußgewächse (Ranunculaceae) mit rund 20 Arten 2. Echter Schwarzkümmel, eine Art von [1] und speziell dessen Samen, der als Gewürz und Heilmittel verwendet wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwarzkümmel
- Schwarzkümmels genitive
- Schwarzkümmeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwarzkümmel?
- /ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌkʏml̩/
- [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌkʏml̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwarzkümmel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwarzkümmel in German?
Schwarzkümmel appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).