Kürass

[ˈkyːʁas]

/[ˈkyːʁas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kürass” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ursprünglich lederner, später metallener Brustpanzer (mit Übergangsformen), der vom 15. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert gebräuchlich war

Key facts for Kürass
PropertyValue
HeadwordKürass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkyːʁas]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kürass” sits in German frequency

Kürass falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kürass is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkyːʁas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ursprünglich lederner, später metallener Brustpanzer (mit Übergangsformen), der vom 15. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert gebräuchlich war".

Kürass doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kürass, spelled K-Ü-R-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich lederner, später metallener Brustpanzer (mit Übergangsformen), der vom 15. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert gebräuchlich war

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kürass"?
"Kürass" is spelled K-Ü-R-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkyːʁas].
What does "Kürass" mean?
As a noun, "Kürass" means: ursprünglich lederner, später metallener Brustpanzer (mit Übergangsformen), der vom 15. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert gebräuchlich war
How do you pronounce "Kürass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kürass" is [ˈkyːʁas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kürass" come from?
"Kürass" 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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Using “Kürass”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-Ü-R-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkyːʁas] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list