Which to use
“Kurs” and “Küsse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,894
- “Kurs” frequency rank
- #13,420
- “Küsse” frequency rank
- 15314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kurs | Küsse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine eingeschlagene, vorgeschriebene oder aufgezeichnete Richtung einer Person, eines Fahrzeuges, eines Flugzeugs oder eines Schiffes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuss |
Where the eye mixes Kurs and Küsse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Kurs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Küsse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kurs with Küsse
A purely visual mix-up. Kurs ([kʊʁs]) and Küsse ([ˈkʏsə]) 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 15314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kurs is recorded at frequency rank #1,894, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʊʁs]. Küsse is at rank #13,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏsə].
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 15314, this pair ranks #1,944,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kurs vs Küsse
Shared letters: ks. Private to "Kurs": ru. Private to "Küsse": eü.
"Kurs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Küsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurs ← kkurs · krus · kurrs · kurss · kusr · ukrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kurs" for "Küsse" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kurs" or "Küsse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kurs" and "Küsse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Küsse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kurs" and "Küsse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kaste vs Küsse". 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 #1,944,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.