Deutschkurs
[ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs]
The verdict
“Deutschkurs” is uncommon German (frequency #56,888 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,888
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unterricht über einen bestimmten Zeitraum, der dem Aufbau oder der Verbesserung der Deutschkenntnisse der Kursteilnehmer dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-deutschkurs · Deutschkurs · German
Deutschkurs · rank #56,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,888
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH desgleichen
Nearest frequency peer: desgleichen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Deutschkurs”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Derbys
Derbys
43,116 corpus weight
- derzeitigem
derzeitigem
43,115 corpus weight
- desgleichen
desgleichen
43,114 corpus weight
- Deutschkurs
Deutschkurs
43,113 corpus weight
- Dharma
Dharma
43,112 corpus weight
- dichtesten
dichtesten
43,111 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Deutschkurs” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deutschkurs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Deutschkurs” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Deutschkurs is uncommon German at frequency #56,888 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterricht über einen bestimmten Zeitraum, der dem Aufbau oder der Verbesserung der Deutschkenntnisse der Kursteilnehmer dient".
Zero misspellings are on record for Deutschkurs in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Deutschkurs, spelled D-E-U-T-S-C-H-K-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Unterricht über einen bestimmten Zeitraum, der dem Aufbau oder der Verbesserung der Deutschkenntnisse der Kursteilnehmer dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Deutschkurs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dazu erklärte Frau Schmidt, dass es zwar um das Deutschstudium gehe, der Großteil der Studierenden aber an sprachpraktischen Deutschkursen teilnehme.“
„An einigen Schulen wird die Information über die stattfindenden Deutschkurse ebenfalls über das interne Computersystem verteilt sowie über die Internetseite der jeweiligen Schule.“
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Deutschkurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.