Which to use
“Kühe” and “Kurse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,584
- “Kühe” frequency rank
- #5,098
- “Kurse” frequency rank
- 13682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kühe | Kurse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuh | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kurs |
Where the eye mixes Kühe and Kurse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kühe vs Kurse
A purely visual mix-up. Kühe ([ˈkyːə]) and Kurse ([ˈkʊʁzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kühe is recorded at frequency rank #8,584, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkyːə]. Kurse is at rank #5,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁzə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13682, this pair ranks #1,956,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kühe vs Kurse
Shared letters: ek. Private to "Kühe": hü. Private to "Kurse": rsu.
"Kühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Kurse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurse ← kkurse · kures · kurrse · kursse · kusre · ukrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kühe" and "Kurse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Kühe" or "Kurse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kühe" and "Kurse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kühe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kühe" and "Kurse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kurse". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,956,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.