Kummer
\kʊmɐ\
The verdict
“Kummer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désolation, peine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kummer · Kummer · French
Kummer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Kummer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʊmɐ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kummer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʊmɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kummer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Kummer, spelled K-U-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Désolation, peine.
- 2Affliction, chagrin, crève-cœur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kummer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
All der Kummer und all die Sorgen waren ihr zu viel geworden.
Coupeau wiederholte betrübt: »Sie machen mir viel Kummer, wirklich viel Kummer ...« »Ja, das sehe ich, und es tut mir leid für Sie, Herr Coupeau ...«
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.