# cadmium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkædmiəm/ · frequency rank #34,813

## Definitions
1. A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
2. A single atom of this element.

## Etymology
1817, from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía, “calamine”), a cadmium-bearing mixture of minerals, which was named after the king Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”).

## Easily confused with
- **calcium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cadmium-vs-calcium)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acdmium`, `caddmium`, `cadimum`, `cadmimu`, `cadmiumm`, `cadmmium`, `cadmuim`, `camdium`, `ccadmium`, `cdamium`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cadmium