Which to use
“Kürbis” and “Kürbisse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,309
- “Kürbis” frequency rank
- #46,097
- “Kürbisse” frequency rank
- 64406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kürbis | Kürbisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (aus den Tropen Amerikas stammende) einjährige, kriechende oder rankende Pflanze mit großen, gelappten Blättern, großen, trichterförmigen gelben Blüten und teils sehr großen, dicken, zumeist kugelförmigen, saftreichen, gelben oder orangefarbenen Früchten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kürbis |
Where the eye mixes Kürbis and Kürbisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kürbis runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Kürbisse's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kürbis and Kürbisse
A purely visual mix-up. Kürbis ([ˈkʏʁbɪs]) and Kürbisse ([ˈkʏʁbɪsə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Kürbis” sits inside “Kürbisse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kürbis is recorded at frequency rank #18,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏʁbɪs]. Kürbisse is at rank #46,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏʁbɪsə].
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 64406, this pair ranks #642,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kürbis vs Kürbisse
Shared letters: bikrsü. Private to "Kürbis": -. Private to "Kürbisse": e.
"Kürbis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kürbisse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kürbis" and "Kürbisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kürbis" vs "Kürbisse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kürbis" and "Kürbisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kürbis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kürbisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #642,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kürbis" and "Kürbisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kürbisse vs kuriose". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #642,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.