Cursor

[ˈkœːɐ̯zɐ]

/[ˈkœːɐ̯zɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Cursor” is uncommon German (frequency #66,104 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,104
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Visualisierung der aktuellen Position, an der Text oder andere Eingaben eingefügt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-cursor · Cursor · German

Cursor · rank #66,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,104
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cupcake

Nearest frequency peer: Cupcake (-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 „Cursor“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cursor
PropertyValue
HeadwordCursor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkœːɐ̯zɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cursor“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Cursorfällt 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: „Cupcake“ (#66,103), „Céline“ (#66,105), „Dachfenster“ (#66,106). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cursor“ bei #66,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cursor is uncommon German at frequency #66,104 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkœːɐ̯zɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Visualisierung der aktuellen Position, an der Text oder andere Eingaben eingefügt werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Cursor in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Cursor, spelled C-U-R-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Visualisierung der aktuellen Position, an der Text oder andere Eingaben eingefügt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. MS-DOS hatte einen Unterstrich als Cursor.
  2. „Ich hatte gestern sogar auf dem Bildschirm des Laptops den Cursor geschlagen, weil ich dachte, es sei eine Mücke.“

Synonyms

EinfügemarkeEingabemarkierungEingabezeigerSchreibmarke

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); 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 "Cursor"?
"Cursor" is spelled C-U-R-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkœːɐ̯zɐ].
What does "Cursor" mean?
As a noun, "Cursor" means: Visualisierung der aktuellen Position, an der Text oder andere Eingaben eingefügt werden
How do you pronounce "Cursor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cursor" is [ˈkœːɐ̯zɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cursor" come from?
"Cursor" 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 "Cursor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list