Which to use
“Kurier” and “Kürze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,900
- “Kurier” frequency rank
- #5,862
- “Kürze” frequency rank
- 14762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kurier | Kürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der im dienstlichen Auftrag vertrauliche Nachrichten überbringt | Sparsamkeit mit Worten |
Where the eye mixes Kurier and Kürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Kurier and Kürze
A purely visual mix-up. Kurier ([kuˈʁiːɐ̯]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kurier is recorded at frequency rank #8,900, classified as anoun, pronounced [kuˈʁiːɐ̯]. 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 14762, this pair ranks #1,948,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kurier vs Kürze
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "Kurier": iu. Private to "Kürze": zü.
"Kurier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Kürze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurier ← kkurier · kruier · kuirer · kureir · kurierr · kurire · kurrier · ukrier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kurier" and "Kürze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kurier" vs "Kürze" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kurier" and "Kürze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurier" 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 #1,948,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kurier" and "Kürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kurier vs Kutter". 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 #1,948,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.