Which to use
“kuriose” and “kurioses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,227
- “kuriose” frequency rank
- #45,406
- “kurioses” frequency rank
- 79633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kuriose | kurioses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios |
Where the eye mixes kuriose and kurioses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kuriose runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against kurioses's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kuriose vs kurioses
A purely visual mix-up. kuriose ([kuˈʁi̯oːzə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “kuriose” sits inside “kurioses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kuriose is recorded at frequency rank #34,227, classified as anadj, pronounced [kuˈʁi̯oːzə]. 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 79633, this pair ranks #212,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kuriose vs kurioses
Shared letters: eikorsu. Private to "kuriose": -. Private to "kurioses": -.
"kuriose" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "kurioses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kuriose" and "kurioses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kuriose" or "kurioses"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kuriose" and "kurioses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kuriose" 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 #212,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kuriose" and "kurioses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kürbisse vs kuriose". 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 #212,385 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.