keusch

[kɔɪ̯ʃ]

/[kɔɪ̯ʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“keusch” is uncommon German (frequency #61,660 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,660
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sexuell enthaltsam

Corpus desk

Index DE-keusch · keusch · German

keusch · rank #61,660 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,660
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Keuchhusten

Nearest frequency peer: Keuchhusten (-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 „keusch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for keusch
PropertyValue
Headwordkeusch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔɪ̯ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,660
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „keusch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.keuschfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Keuchhusten“ (#61,659), „Kinderaugen“ (#61,662), „Kernthemen“ (#61,657). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „keusch“ bei #61,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

keusch is uncommon German at frequency #61,660 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔɪ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for keusch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is keusch, spelled K-E-U-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sexuell enthaltsam
  2. 2
    bestimmten moralischen Bedingungen entsprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Katholische Priester sollen ein keusches Leben führen.
  2. „Und Zweifel mich ergriff: - sind das die keuschen, Die blumenkeuschen Lippen von Maria?“

Synonyms

jungfräulichsexuellenthaltsamunberührtreinschamhaftsittlichzüchtig

Antonyms

unkeuschunzüchtigunmoralischverdorben

This word in other languages

chaste(English)casto(Español)chaste(Français)

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 "keusch"?
"keusch" is spelled K-E-U-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔɪ̯ʃ].
What does "keusch" mean?
As an adjective, "keusch" means: sexuell enthaltsam
How do you pronounce "keusch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "keusch" is [kɔɪ̯ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "keusch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "keusch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Jesuit#61,644jardin#61,641kruden#61,684Ischia#61,635

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list