Deutschkurs

[ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs]

/[ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Deutschkurs” is uncommon German (frequency #56,888 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,888
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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-MID 2,764
  • 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)

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.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Deutschkurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordDeutschkurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,888
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Deutschkurs” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Deutschkursliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „desgleichen“ (#56,887), „Dharma“ (#56,889), „derzeitigem“ (#56,886). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Deutschkurs is uncommon German at frequency #56,888 among 2,764 “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

  1. 1
    Unterricht über einen bestimmten Zeitraum, der dem Aufbau oder der Verbesserung der Deutschkenntnisse der Kursteilnehmer dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dazu erklärte Frau Schmidt, dass es zwar um das Deutschstudium gehe, der Großteil der Studierenden aber an sprachpraktischen Deutschkursen teilnehme.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Deutschkurs"?
"Deutschkurs" is spelled D-E-U-T-S-C-H-K-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs].
What does "Deutschkurs" mean?
As a noun, "Deutschkurs" means: Unterricht über einen bestimmten Zeitraum, der dem Aufbau oder der Verbesserung der Deutschkenntnisse der Kursteilnehmer dient
How do you pronounce "Deutschkurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Deutschkurs" is [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌkʊʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Deutschkurs" come from?
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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).

desgleichen#56,887derzeitigem#56,886Dienstboten#56,891depressiver#56,884

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list