Which to use
“Kurie” and “Kürze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,692
- “Kurie” frequency rank
- #5,862
- “Kürze” frequency rank
- 39554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kurie | Kürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitz der päpstlichen Regierung oder einer bischöflichen Verwaltung, einschließlich des päpstlichen Gerichtshofes | Sparsamkeit mit Worten |
Where the eye mixes Kurie and Kürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Kurie (CVCVV) and Kürze (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Kurie vs Kürze
A purely visual mix-up. Kurie ([ˈkuːʁiə]) and Kürze ([ˈkʏʁt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kurie is recorded at frequency rank #33,692, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkuːʁiə]. Kürze is at rank #5,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏʁt͡sə].
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 39554, this pair ranks #1,533,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kurie vs Kürze
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kurie": iu. Private to "Kürze": zü.
"Kurie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Kürze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurie ← kkurie · kruie · kuire · kurei · kurrie · ukrie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kurie" and "Kürze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kurie" or "Kürze" show up more?
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 "Kurie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,533,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kurie" and "Kürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kurie". 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 #1,533,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.