# cumin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkjuːmɪn/ · frequency rank #28,504

## Definitions
1. The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
2. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

## Etymology
From Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kumin) and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), a Semitic borrowing ultimately to be traced to Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /⁠kamūnu⁠/, “cumin”). Possibly related to caraway.

## Easily confused with
- **cums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-cums)
- **cutie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-cutie)
- **Cupid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-cupid)
- **curie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-curie)
- **curia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-curia)
- **curing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-curing)
- **Curtin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-curtin)
- **cumming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-cumming)
- **Cummins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumin-vs-cummins)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cumin)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cui-vs-cumin)
- **coin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coin-vs-cumin)
- **chin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chin-vs-cumin)
- **Cain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cumin)
- **cmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cmon-vs-cumin)
- **cami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cami-vs-cumin)
- **chain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chain-vs-cumin)
- **comic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comic-vs-cumin)
- **cabin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabin-vs-cumin)
- **Colin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colin-vs-cumin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccumin`, `cmuin`, `cuimn`, `cuminn`, `cummin`, `cumni`, `ucmin`

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