Curitiba

[kuʁiˈtiba]

/[kuʁiˈtiba]/ name

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The verdict

“Curitiba” is uncommon German (frequency #80,225 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,225
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großstadt im Süden von Brasilien

Corpus desk

Index DE-curitiba · Curitiba · German

Curitiba · rank #80,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,225
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cree

Nearest frequency peer: Cree (-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 „Curitiba“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Curitiba
PropertyValue
HeadwordCuritiba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kuʁiˈtiba]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Curitiba“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Curitibafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Cree“ (#80,224), „Coventry“ (#80,223), „contests“ (#80,220). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Curitiba“ bei #80,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Curitiba is uncommon German at frequency #80,225 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kuʁiˈtiba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Großstadt im Süden von Brasilien".

No misspelling variants are generated for Curitiba in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Curitiba, spelled C-U-R-I-T-I-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt im Süden von Brasilien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Curitiba liegt etwa 600 Kilometer südwestlich von Rio de Janeiro.

This word in other languages

Curitiba(English)Curitiba(Español)

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 "Curitiba"?
"Curitiba" is spelled C-U-R-I-T-I-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kuʁiˈtiba].
What does "Curitiba" mean?
As a proper noun, "Curitiba" means: Großstadt im Süden von Brasilien
How do you pronounce "Curitiba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Curitiba" is [kuʁiˈtiba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Curitiba" come from?
"Curitiba" 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 "Curitiba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Coventry#80,223contests#80,220disorder#80,250Buchtipp#80,189

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list