Kirsche
[ˈkɪʁʃə]
The verdict
“Kirsche” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #29,191 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,191
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Steinfrucht; Frucht des Kirschbaums
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kirsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁʃə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,191 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kirsche” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kirsche is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɪʁʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,191 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kirsche, with forms such as "ikrsche", "kircshe", and "kirrsche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Kitsch", "Kutsche", "kölsche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kirsche, spelled K-I-R-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Steinfrucht; Frucht des Kirschbaums
- 2der in der Natur wachsende Kirschbaum
- 3das Holz des Kirschbaums
- 4junges Mädchen, das die Freundin eines Jugendlichen ist
- 5derjenige Ball, mit dem gespielt wird
- 6Kopf
- 7Hämorrhoiden, die blutgefüllten Ausbuchtungen am After
- 8Hoden, die beiden Testikel
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ikrsche,kircshe,kirrsche,kirscche,kirsceh,kirschhe,kirshce,kirssche,kisrche,kkirsche,krische
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kirsche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Kirsche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-I-R-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɪʁʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kitsch” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kirsche vs Kitsch
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.