Kunz

[kʊnt͡s]

/[kʊnt͡s]/ name

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The verdict

“Kunz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,328
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-kunz · Kunz · German

Kunz · rank #21,328 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,328
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kulmbach

Nearest frequency peer: Kulmbach (-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 „Kunz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kunz“ 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).

Kunz vs KZ
25% similar
Kunz vs Kür
25% similar
Kunz vs kurz
50% similar

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

Key facts for Kunz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKunz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kʊnt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,328
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kunz“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kunzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kulmbach“ (#21,327), „kurzum“ (#21,329), „kulinarische“ (#21,326). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kunz“ bei #21,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Kunz (IPA [kʊnt͡s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,328 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kunz, with forms such as "kkunz", "knuz", and "kunnz". 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, "KZ", "Kür", "kurz", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kunz, spelled K-U-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Kunz fühlte sich ungerecht behandelt und begann die Planungen zum Prinzenraub, um ein Druckmittel gegen den Kurfürsten zu haben.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkunz
  • knuz
  • kunnz
  • kunzz
  • kuzn
  • uknz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkunz1knuz2kunnz1kunzz1kuzn2uknz2
Edit distance from "Kunz"

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

Same letter count

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

Lava#21,331lock#21,345juhu#21,307manu#21,350

Similar misspelling depth

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

lines6 variantsjets6 variantsHohn6 variantsPollen6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list