courtois

[kuʁ.twa]

/[kuʁ.twa]/ adj

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The verdict

“courtois” is uncommon German (frequency #92,749 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,749
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - artig, galant, höflich

Corpus desk

Index DE-courtois · courtois · German

courtois · rank #92,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,749
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Coups

Nearest frequency peer: Coups (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „courtois“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „courtois“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for courtois
PropertyValue
Headwordcourtois
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kuʁ.twa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,749
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „courtois“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.courtoisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Coups“ (#92,748), „Cybersex“ (#92,750), „Corporal“ (#92,747). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „courtois“ bei #92,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

courtois is uncommon German at frequency #92,749 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kuʁ.twa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "artig, galant, höflich".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for courtois, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is courtois, spelled C-O-U-R-T-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    artig, galant, höflich

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 "courtois"?
"courtois" is spelled C-O-U-R-T-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kuʁ.twa].
What does "courtois" mean?
As an adjective, "courtois" means: artig, galant, höflich
How do you pronounce "courtois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "courtois" is [kuʁ.twa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "courtois" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cybersex#92,750Corporal#92,747bärtiger#92,733dialogue#92,772

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list