Which to use
“Kühe” and “Kurve” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,584
- “Kühe” frequency rank
- #6,079
- “Kurve” frequency rank
- 14663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kühe | Kurve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuh | durch eine mathematische Beziehung definierte Linie |
Where the eye mixes Kühe and Kurve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kühe with Kurve
A purely visual mix-up. Kühe ([ˈkyːə]) and Kurve ([ˈkʊʁvə]) 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 14663, 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]. Kurve is at rank #6,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁvə].
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 14663, this pair ranks #1,949,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kühe vs Kurve
Shared letters: ek. Private to "Kühe": hü. Private to "Kurve": ruv.
"Kühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Kurve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurve ← kkurve · kruve · kurev · kurrve · kurvve · kuvre · ukrve
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kühe" and "Kurve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kühe" vs "Kurve" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kühe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kühe" and "Kurve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kurve". 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 #1,949,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.