Which to use
“Kürbis” and “Kurs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,309
- “Kürbis” frequency rank
- #1,894
- “Kurs” frequency rank
- 20203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kürbis | Kurs |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | eine eingeschlagene, vorgeschriebene oder aufgezeichnete Richtung einer Person, eines Fahrzeuges, eines Flugzeugs oder eines Schiffes |
Where the eye mixes Kürbis and Kurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kürbis runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Kurs's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kürbis and Kurs
A purely visual mix-up. Kürbis ([ˈkʏʁbɪs]) and Kurs ([kʊʁs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20203, 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]. Kurs is at rank #1,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʊʁs].
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 20203, this pair ranks #1,900,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kürbis vs Kurs
Shared letters: krs. Private to "Kürbis": biü. Private to "Kurs": u.
"Kürbis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kurs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurs ← kkurs · krus · kurrs · kurss · kusr · ukrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kürbis" and "Kurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Kürbis" or "Kurs"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kürbis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kürbis" and "Kurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kürbis vs Kürbisse". 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 #1,900,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.