Kulisse

[kuˈlɪsə]

/[kuˈlɪsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kulisse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,749. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,749
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bühnenhintergrund, verschiebbare, bemalte Seitenwand

Corpus desk

Index DE-kulisse · Kulisse · German

Kulisse · rank #12,749 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,749
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH krasse

Nearest frequency peer: krasse (-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 „Kulisse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kulisse“ 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).

Kulisse vs Küsse
57% similar
Kulisse vs kuriose
57% similar
Kulisse vs Kulissen
88% similar

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

Key facts for Kulisse
PropertyValue
HeadwordKulisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈlɪsə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,749
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kulisse“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kulisseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „krasse“ (#12,748), „köstlich“ (#12,750), „Kosmos“ (#12,747). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kulisse“ bei #12,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kulisse (IPA [kuˈlɪsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,749 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kulisse, with forms such as "kkulisse", "kluisse", and "kuilsse". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Küsse", "kuriose", "Kulissen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kulisse, spelled K-U-L-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bühnenhintergrund, verschiebbare, bemalte Seitenwand
  2. 2
    äußerer Rahmen, Umgebung, Hintergrund

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kulisse steht meistens auf der Bühne.
  2. „Die Bühne in einem derartigen improvisierten Theater ist gewöhnlich nicht sehr groß oder tief; sie hat gerade genug Raum, um nicht sehr anspruchsvolle Kulissen aufzubauen und alle Arten von Szenen außer Massenszenen zu spielen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkulisse
  • kluisse
  • kuilsse
  • kulise
  • kulises
  • kuliße
  • kullisse
  • kulsise
  • uklisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kulisse - 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.

kkulisse1kluisse2kuilsse2kulise1kulises2kuliße2kullisse1kulsise2
Edit distance from "Kulisse"

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 "Kulisse"?
"Kulisse" is spelled K-U-L-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈlɪsə].
What does "Kulisse" mean?
As a noun, "Kulisse" means: ein Bühnenhintergrund, verschiebbare, bemalte Seitenwand
What words are commonly confused with "Kulisse"?
"Kulisse" is commonly confused with "Küsse", "kuriose", "Kulissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kulisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kulisse" is [kuˈlɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kulisse" come from?
"Kulisse" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list