cunt

[kʌnt]

/[kʌnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“cunt” is uncommon German (frequency #94,107 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,107
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Möse, die Fotze (weibliches Geschlechtsorgan)

Corpus desk

Index DE-cunt · cunt · German

cunt · rank #94,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,107
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cyberkriminal…

Nearest frequency peer: Cyberkriminalität (+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 „cunt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cunt
PropertyValue
Headwordcunt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʌnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#94,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cunt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).cuntfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Cyberkriminalität“ (#94,108), „cores“ (#94,104), „dang“ (#94,110). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cunt“ bei #94,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cunt is uncommon German at frequency #94,107 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʌnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cunt has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is cunt, spelled C-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Möse, die Fotze (weibliches Geschlechtsorgan)
  2. 2
    grobe Beleidigung für eine Frau (US), grobe Beleidigung (auch) für Männer (Commonwealth)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Show me your cunt!

Synonyms

gashsnatchbeaver

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 "cunt"?
"cunt" is spelled C-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kʌnt].
What does "cunt" mean?
As a noun, "cunt" means: die Möse, die Fotze (weibliches Geschlechtsorgan)
How do you pronounce "cunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cunt" is [kʌnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cunt" come from?
"cunt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dang#94,110coon#94,103cheb#94,086Egel#94,168

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list