kühne

[ˈkyːnə]

/[ˈkyːnə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kühne” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,346
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuhne · kühne · German

kühne · rank #14,346 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,346
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kätzchen

Nearest frequency peer: Kätzchen (-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 “kühne”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “kühne” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

kühne vs kun
40% similar
kühne vs Kunz
20% similar
kühne vs kung
40% similar

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

Key facts for kühne
PropertyValue
Headwordkühne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkyːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,346
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kühne” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kühne lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kühne (IPA [ˈkyːnə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,346 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kühne, with forms such as "khüne", "kkühne", and "kühhne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kun", "Kunz", "kung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kühne, spelled K-Ü-H-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • khüne
  • kkühne
  • kühhne
  • kühnne
  • künhe
  • ükhne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kühne - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

khüne2kkühne1kühhne1kühnne1künhe2ükhne2
Edit distance from "kühne"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kühne"?
"kühne" is spelled K-Ü-H-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkyːnə].
What does "kühne" mean?
As an adjective, "kühne" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
What words are commonly confused with "kühne"?
"kühne" is commonly confused with "kun", "Kunz", "kung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kühne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kühne" is [ˈkyːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kühne" come from?
"kühne" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Käfig#14,344lions#14,352klebt#14,339logos#14,353

Similar misspelling depth

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

Seide6 variantsBusen6 variantsthree6 variantsWeide6 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "kühne". Here's where to go from here.

  • "kühne" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kun". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #14,346 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list