cuisine

[kɥizin]

/[kɥizin]/ noun

The verdict

“cuisine” is an uncommon German word, ranked #65,094 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#65,094
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Raum eines Hauses oder einer Wohnung, in dem gekocht wird; Küche

Key facts for cuisine
PropertyValue
Headwordcuisine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɥizin]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,094
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cuisine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cuisine lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for cuisine is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɥizin]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,094 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Raum eines Hauses oder einer Wohnung, in dem gekocht wird; Küche".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cuisine, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is cuisine, spelled C-U-I-S-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raum eines Hauses oder einer Wohnung, in dem gekocht wird; Küche

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 "cuisine"?
"cuisine" is spelled C-U-I-S-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɥizin].
What does "cuisine" mean?
As a noun, "cuisine" means: Raum eines Hauses oder einer Wohnung, in dem gekocht wird; Küche
How do you pronounce "cuisine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuisine" is [kɥizin]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuisine" come from?
"cuisine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cuisine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-U-I-S-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɥizin] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list