Which to use
“Kurse” and “Küste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,098
- “Kurse” frequency rank
- #3,978
- “Küste” frequency rank
- 9076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kurse | Küste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kurs | Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer |
Where the eye mixes Kurse and Küste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kurse with Küste
A purely visual mix-up. Kurse ([ˈkʊʁzə]) and Küste ([ˈkʏstə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kurse is recorded at frequency rank #5,098, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁzə]. Küste is at rank #3,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏstə].
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 9076, this pair ranks #1,981,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kurse vs Küste
Shared letters: eks. Private to "Kurse": ru. Private to "Küste": tü.
"Kurse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Küste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurse ← kkurse · kures · kurrse · kursse · kusre · ukrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kurse" for "Küste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kurse" vs "Küste" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Küste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kurse" and "Küste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs Kurse". 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 #1,981,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.