Kufen

[ˈkuːfn̩]

/[ˈkuːfn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Kufen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,583 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,583
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kufe

Corpus desk

Index DE-kufen · Kufen · German

Kufen · rank #62,583 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,583
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kränkung

Nearest frequency peer: Kränkung (-2 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 „Kufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kufen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuːfn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kufen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kränkung“ (#62,581), „Kulturminister“ (#62,585), „Krimiserie“ (#62,579). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kufen“ bei #62,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kufen is uncommon German at frequency #62,583 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kufen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kufen, spelled K-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kufe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kufe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kufe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kufe

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 "Kufen"?
"Kufen" is spelled K-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuːfn̩].
What does "Kufen" mean?
As a noun, "Kufen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kufe
How do you pronounce "Kufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kufen" is [ˈkuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kufen" come from?
"Kufen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list