course

[kɔːs]

/[kɔːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“course” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,880
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Richtung einer Fortbewegung

Corpus desk

Index DE-course · course · German

course · rank #23,880 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,880
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cobra

Nearest frequency peer: cobra (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „course“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „course“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

course vs court
67% similar
course vs curie
67% similar
course vs curve
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for course
PropertyValue
Headwordcourse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,880
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „course“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.courseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „cobra“ (#23,878), „Crossover“ (#23,882), „Chemotherapie“ (#23,877). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „course“ bei #23,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around course (IPA [kɔːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,880 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for course, with forms such as "ccourse", "coruse", and "coures". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "court", "curie", "curve", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is course, spelled C-O-U-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Richtung einer Fortbewegung
  2. 2
    die Art und Weise einer Reaktion auf eine Situation
  3. 3
    die Gesamtheit der während einer Fortbewegung angestrebten oder erreichten Orte
  4. 4
    die Gesamtheit der während einer Entwicklung erreichten Zustände
  5. 5
    eine Reihe verschiedener Veranstaltungen im gleichen Fach
  6. 6
    der Teil eines Geländes oder Gewässers zu seiner Ausübung
  7. 7
    die einzelne Speise in einer Abfolge eines Mahls

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how course appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He changed the course of his ship.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccourse
  • coruse
  • coures
  • courrse
  • coursse
  • cousre
  • cuorse
  • ocurse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of course - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccourse1coruse2coures2courrse1coursse1cousre2cuorse2ocurse2
Edit distance from "course"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "course"?
"course" is spelled C-O-U-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔːs].
What does "course" mean?
As a noun, "course" means: die Richtung einer Fortbewegung
What words are commonly confused with "course"?
"course" is commonly confused with "court", "curie", "curve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "course"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "course" is [kɔːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "course" come from?
"course" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "course", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Davids#23,886Bügeln#23,873domino#23,889blitze#23,866

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Asiens8 variantsFallout8 variantsGruft8 variantsHaydn8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list