Which to use
“Kurses” is a noun and “kurzes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,493
- “Kurses” frequency rank
- #8,742
- “kurzes” frequency rank
- 35235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kurses | kurzes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kurs | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kurz |
Where the eye mixes Kurses and kurzes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Kurses and kurzes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kurses is [ˈkʊʁzəs] while kurzes is [ˈkʊʁt͡səs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Kurses” becomes z in “kurzes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kurses is recorded at frequency rank #26,493, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁzəs]. kurzes is at rank #8,742, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʊʁt͡səs].
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 35235, this pair ranks #1,644,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kurses vs kurzes
Shared letters: ekrsu. Private to "Kurses": -. Private to "kurzes": z.
"Kurses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kurzes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kurses" and "kurzes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Kurses" or "kurzes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kurzes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,644,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kurses" and "kurzes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kurses vs kursiv". 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 #1,644,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.