Kürassier
[kyʁaˈsiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Kürassier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im 15. bis 19. Jahrhundert ein Soldat der schweren Reiterei der einen Kürass (Brustpanzer) trägt; neben den Lanzierern die älteste Gattung der frühneuzeitlichen Kavallerie
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Index DE-kurassier · Kürassier · German
Kürassier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kürassier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kyʁaˈsiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kürassier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kürassier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kyʁaˈsiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kürassier, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Kürassier, spelled K-Ü-R-A-S-S-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1im 15. bis 19. Jahrhundert ein Soldat der schweren Reiterei der einen Kürass (Brustpanzer) trägt; neben den Lanzierern die älteste Gattung der frühneuzeitlichen Kavallerie
- 2österreichischer Jagdpanzer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kürassier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Kürassiere sind die älteste Reitergattung und wohl bekannteste der K.u.K. Kavallerie.“
„Westfälische Kürassiere verfolgten die russischen Reiter.“
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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.