kühner
[ˈkyːnɐ]
The verdict
“kühner” is uncommon German (frequency #50,653 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,653
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kühner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkyːnɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,653 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kühner” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kühner is uncommon German at frequency #50,653 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkyːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kühner, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kühner, spelled K-Ü-H-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühn
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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.
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Using “kühner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-Ü-H-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkyːnɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.