Kunst

[kʊnst]

/[kʊnst]/ noun

The verdict

“Kunst” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#734
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit ästhetischer Werke

Corpus desk

Index DE-kunst · Kunst · German

Kunst · rank #734 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #734
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kennen

Nearest frequency peer: kennen (-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 „Kunst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kunst“ 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).

Kunst vs Kurs
60% similar
Kunst vs Kurt
60% similar
Kunst vs Kuss
60% similar

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

Key facts for Kunst
PropertyValue
HeadwordKunst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʊnst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#734
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kunst“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kennen“ (#733), „Mitarbeiter“ (#735), „handelt“ (#732). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kunst“ bei #734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kunst (IPA [kʊnst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #734 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kunst, with forms such as "kkunst", "knust", and "kunnst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kurs", "Kurt", "Kuss", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kunst, spelled K-U-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit ästhetischer Werke
  2. 2
    die Fähigkeit, eine bestimmte Tätigkeit sachgerecht auszuführen
  3. 3
    von Menschenhand Geschaffenes, Unnatürliches

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nun vergißt man heute in dem Streit um die ‚moderne Kunst‘ etwas Entscheidendes, daß nämlich die extremen revolutionären Richtungen der Kunst ja selbst gar nicht mehr Kunst sein wollten.“
  2. „Der Versuch des Mannes, die Frau zu ergründen, ist seit Jahrtausenden gescheitert. Das immer wieder zu versuchen liegt an der einfachen Konstruktion seines Hirns, das das Unmögliche nicht als unmöglich begreifen kann. Die Versuche misslangen, die Versuchung blieb, und daraus wurde Kunst.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkunst
  • knust
  • kunnst
  • kunsst
  • kunstt
  • kunts
  • kusnt
  • uknst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kunst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkunst1knust2kunnst1kunsst1kunstt1kunts2kusnt2uknst2
Edit distance from "Kunst"

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 "Kunst"?
"Kunst" is spelled K-U-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kʊnst].
What does "Kunst" mean?
As a noun, "Kunst" means: Gesamtheit ästhetischer Werke
What words are commonly confused with "Kunst"?
"Kunst" is commonly confused with "Kurs", "Kurt", "Kuss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kunst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kunst" is [kʊnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kunst" come from?
"Kunst" 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 "Kunst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list