curiosity

[ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]

/[ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“curiosity” is uncommon German (frequency #75,513 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,513
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Neugier

Corpus desk

Index DE-curiosity · curiosity · German

curiosity · rank #75,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,513
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH crimes

Nearest frequency peer: crimes (-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 „curiosity“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for curiosity
PropertyValue
Headwordcuriosity
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „curiosity“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.curiosityfällt 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: „crimes“ (#75,512), „dalassen“ (#75,514), „cri“ (#75,511). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „curiosity“ bei #75,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

curiosity is uncommon German at frequency #75,513 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

curiosity doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is curiosity, spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Neugier
  2. 2
    eine kuriose, seltene oder neuartige Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased."

This word in other languages

curiosidad(Español)curiosité(Français)

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 "curiosity"?
"curiosity" is spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ].
What does "curiosity" mean?
As a noun, "curiosity" means: Neugier
How do you pronounce "curiosity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curiosity" is [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curiosity" come from?
"curiosity" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dezernent#75,526Camcorder#75,486drängende#75,546Einstiegs#75,559

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list