cur
[kɝː]
The verdict
“cur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abfällige Bezeichnung für einen minderwertigen Hund, meist Mischling, der viel kläfft und knurrt
Corpus desk
Index DE-cur · cur · German
cur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɝː] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „cur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
cur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɝː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cur in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 cur, spelled C-U-R.
Definition
- 1abfällige Bezeichnung für einen minderwertigen Hund, meist Mischling, der viel kläfft und knurrt
- 2Bedeutung [1] als Schimpfwort für Menschen verwendet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The cur growled and snapped at me.
He called him a miserable cur.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.