Kurator

/[kuˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,491

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Kurator is aGermannoun. It means: Vormund oder Pfleger Pronounced [kuˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]. Often confused with Kuratorin and Krater.

Key facts for Kurator
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,491
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kurator in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kurator is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,491 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kurator, with forms such as "kkurator", "kruator", and "kuartor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kuratorin", "Krater", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kurator, spelled K-U-R-A-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vormund oder Pfleger
  2. 2
    Aufsichtsbeamter im Bildungswesen, dort vor allem an Universitäten oder auch der Verwalter einer Stiftung
  3. 3
    Person, die die Verantwortung für eine Sammlung, eine Ausstellung oder ein Projekt hat
  4. 4
    Treuhänder

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkurator,kruator,kuartor,kuraotr,kuratorr,kuratro,kurattor,kurrator,kurtaor,ukrator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kurator

Misspelling Variants of "Kurator"

kkurator8kruator7kuartor7kuraotr7kuratorr8kuratro7kurattor8kurrator8
Misspelling Variants of "Kurator"

Frequency rank: #26,491 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kurator"?
"Kurator" is spelled K-U-R-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈʁaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Kurator" mean?
As a noun, "Kurator" means: Vormund oder Pfleger
What words are commonly confused with "Kurator"?
"Kurator" is commonly confused with "Kuratorin", "Krater". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kurator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurator" is [kuˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurator" come from?
"Kurator" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.