curricular

[kʊʁikuˈlaːɐ̯]

/[kʊʁikuˈlaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“curricular” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Curriculum/den Lehrplan betreffend, am Curriculum/Lehrplan orientiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-curricular · curricular · German

curricular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for curricular
PropertyValue
Headwordcurricular
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kʊʁikuˈlaːɐ̯]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „curricular“ im Deutschen

curricularschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

curricular is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kʊʁikuˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Curriculum/den Lehrplan betreffend, am Curriculum/Lehrplan orientiert".

Zero misspellings are on record for curricular in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 curricular, spelled C-U-R-R-I-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Curriculum/den Lehrplan betreffend, am Curriculum/Lehrplan orientiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Vor der Einschulung gibt es in Deutschland keine curricularen Angebote, die kleinere Kinder nutzen könnten.“
  2. „Es ist grundsätzlich ein guter Gedanke, dass man über Engagement, das erst mal nicht zu den curricularen Lernzielen des eigenen Studiums gehört, Kompetenzen erwirbt, die sich im Studium anwenden lassen“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "curricular"?
"curricular" is spelled C-U-R-R-I-C-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kʊʁikuˈlaːɐ̯].
What does "curricular" mean?
As an adjective, "curricular" means: das Curriculum/den Lehrplan betreffend, am Curriculum/Lehrplan orientiert
How do you pronounce "curricular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curricular" is [kʊʁikuˈlaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curricular" come from?
"curricular" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list