Keim
\kaɪ̯m\
The verdict
“Keim” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Germe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-keim · Keim · French
Keim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Keim |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaɪ̯m\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Keim is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaɪ̯m\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Keim, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Keim, spelled K-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1Germe.
- 2Prémices, début.
- 3Microbe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Keim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es schwellen die Keime, die Knospe bricht.
Die seit Jahren erstmalig von beiden Seiten eingehaltene Waffenruhe könnte einen Keim des Friedens beherbergen.
Antonyms
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.