Gurus
[ˈɡuːʁus]
The verdict
“Gurus” is uncommon German (frequency #76,863 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,863
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Guru
Corpus desk
Index DE-gurus · Gurus · German
Gurus · rank #76,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,863
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH György
Nearest frequency peer: György (+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 “Gurus”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- grünt
grünt
23,140 corpus weight
- Gurus
Gurus
23,138 corpus weight
- György
György
23,137 corpus weight
- gütlich
gütlich
23,136 corpus weight
- Haares
Haares
23,135 corpus weight
- Handgriffen
Handgriffen
23,133 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gurus” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gurus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡuːʁus] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #76,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gurus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gurus is uncommon German at frequency #76,863 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡuːʁus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gurus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gurus, spelled G-U-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Guru
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Guru
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Guru
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Guru
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Guru
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
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 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.