kühn

[kyːn]

/[kyːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“kühn” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,751
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Gefahr trotzend und ihr entschlossen entgegentretend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuhn · kühn · German

kühn · rank #12,751 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,751
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH köstlich

Nearest frequency peer: köstlich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kühn“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kühn“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kühn vs kWh
50% similar
kühn vs Kür
25% similar
kühn vs kun
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kühn
PropertyValue
Headwordkühn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kyːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,751
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kühn“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kühnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „köstlich“ (#12,750), „leidenschaftlich“ (#12,752), „Kulisse“ (#12,749). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kühn“ bei #12,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kühn (IPA [kyːn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,751 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kühn, with forms such as "khün", "kkühn", and "kühhn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kWh", "Kür", "kun", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kühn, spelled K-Ü-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Gefahr trotzend und ihr entschlossen entgegentretend
  2. 2
    über ein anerkanntes Maß hinausgehend, gewagt, ungesichert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „… indem sie die Augen kurz aufriß, sie dann jedoch zwischen den wieder verengten Lidern traumhaft verschwimmen ließ, sprach sie das Wort: ‚Du entkleidest mich, kühner Knecht?‘“
  2. „Sie brachte aus ihren Reihen schließlich auch kühne Eroberer hervor, diese unterstanden jedoch der Kontrolle eines Direktoriums im fernen London, das immer den Rechenstift zur Hand hatte und auf «shareholder value» achtete.“

Antonyms

ängstlichbangebegründetbekanntfundiert

This word in other languages

bold(English)osado(Español)audacieux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • khün
  • kkühn
  • kühhn
  • kühnn
  • künh
  • ükhn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kühn - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

khün2kkühn1kühhn1kühnn1künh2ükhn2
Edit distance from "kühn"

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 "kühn"?
"kühn" is spelled K-Ü-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kyːn].
What does "kühn" mean?
As an adjective, "kühn" means: der Gefahr trotzend und ihr entschlossen entgegentretend
What words are commonly confused with "kühn"?
"kühn" is commonly confused with "kWh", "Kür", "kun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kühn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kühn" is [kyːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kühn" come from?
"kühn" 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 "kühn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Kenia6 variantsdorn6 variantsVienna6 variantswater6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list