Which to use
“kürten” is a verb and “Kurve” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,491
- “kürten” frequency rank
- #6,079
- “Kurve” frequency rank
- 45570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kürten | Kurve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küren | durch eine mathematische Beziehung definierte Linie |
Where the eye mixes kürten and Kurve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kürten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Kurve's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kürten vs Kurve
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kürten is [ˈkyːɐ̯tn̩] while Kurve is [ˈkʊʁvə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kürten is recorded at frequency rank #39,491, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkyːɐ̯tn̩]. Kurve is at rank #6,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁvə].
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 45570, this pair ranks #1,348,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kürten vs Kurve
Shared letters: ekr. Private to "kürten": ntü. Private to "Kurve": uv.
"kürten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kurve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kurve ← kkurve · kruve · kurev · kurrve · kurvve · kuvre · ukrve
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kürten" for "Kurve" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kürten" or "Kurve" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kürten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kurve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,348,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kürten" and "Kurve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kucken vs kürten". 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 #1,348,575 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.