Kuckucksuhr
[ˈkʊkʊksˌʔuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Kuckucksuhr” is uncommon German (frequency #86,721 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,721
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zumeist kunstvoll gestaltete Wanduhr, bei der zu jeder halben und vollen Stunde eine Kuckucksfigur von einem Kuckucksruf begleitet aus einer sich öffnenden Tür hervorspringt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kuckucksuhr · Kuckucksuhr · German
Kuckucksuhr · rank #86,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,721
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH kugelförmigen
Nearest frequency peer: kugelförmigen (+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 “Kuckucksuhr”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kriegsgegner
Kriegsgegner
13,284 corpus weight
- Krisensitua…
Krisensituation
13,283 corpus weight
- Krzysztof
Krzysztof
13,282 corpus weight
- Kuckucksuhr
Kuckucksuhr
13,280 corpus weight
- kugelförmig…
kugelförmigen
13,279 corpus weight
- kultische
kultische
13,278 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kuckucksuhr” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kuckucksuhr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊkʊksˌʔuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #86,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kuckucksuhr” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kuckucksuhr is uncommon German at frequency #86,721 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊkʊksˌʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zumeist kunstvoll gestaltete Wanduhr, bei der zu jeder halben und vollen Stunde eine Kuckucksfigur von einem Kuckucksruf begleitet aus einer sich öffnenden Tür hervorspringt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kuckucksuhr, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kuckucksuhr, spelled K-U-C-K-U-C-K-S-U-H-R.
Definition
- 1zumeist kunstvoll gestaltete Wanduhr, bei der zu jeder halben und vollen Stunde eine Kuckucksfigur von einem Kuckucksruf begleitet aus einer sich öffnenden Tür hervorspringt
This word in other languages
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kuckucksuhr", 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.