Which to use
“kurios” and “kurioses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,492
- “kurios” frequency rank
- #45,406
- “kurioses” frequency rank
- 71898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kurios | kurioses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf eine Art oder Weise, dass es auffällt oder man sich darüber wundert oder einen Verdacht hegt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios |
Where the eye mixes kurios and kurioses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kurios runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against kurioses's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kurios with kurioses
A purely visual mix-up. kurios ([kuˈʁi̯oːs]) and kurioses ([kuˈʁi̯oːzəs]) 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) - “kurios” sits inside “kurioses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kurios is recorded at frequency rank #26,492, classified as anadj, pronounced [kuˈʁi̯oːs]. kurioses is at rank #45,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kuˈʁi̯oːzəs].
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 71898, this pair ranks #403,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kurios vs kurioses
Shared letters: ikorsu. Private to "kurios": -. Private to "kurioses": e.
"kurios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "kurioses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kurios" and "kurioses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kurios" or "kurioses"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kurios" and "kurioses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kurios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kurioses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kurios" and "kurioses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kuriose vs kurioses". 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 #403,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.