# course vs curve

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### course
*noun · IPA [kɔːs] · frequency rank #23,880*
die Richtung einer Fortbewegung

### curve
*noun · IPA [kɜːv] · frequency rank #48,051*
Kurve, Biegung

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/course-vs-curve