Which to use
“kursieren” and “kursiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,286
- “kursieren” frequency rank
- #46,093
- “kursiert” frequency rank
- 81379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kursieren | kursiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich immer weiter verbreiten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kursieren |
Where the eye mixes kursieren and kursiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kursieren runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against kursiert's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kursieren vs kursiert
A purely visual mix-up. kursieren ([kʊʁˈziːʁən]) and kursiert ([kʊʁˈziːɐ̯t]) 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 81379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kursieren is recorded at frequency rank #35,286, classified as averb, pronounced [kʊʁˈziːʁən]. kursiert is at rank #46,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʊʁˈziːɐ̯t].
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 81379, this pair ranks #176,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kursieren vs kursiert
Shared letters: eikrsu. Private to "kursieren": n. Private to "kursiert": t.
"kursieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "kursiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kursieren" and "kursiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kursieren" or "kursiert" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kursieren" and "kursiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kursieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kursiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kursieren" and "kursiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kreiert vs kursiert". 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 #176,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.