Kürbis

[ˈkʏʁbɪs]

/[ˈkʏʁbɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kürbis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,309. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,309
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (aus den Tropen Amerikas stammende) einjährige, kriechende oder rankende Pflanze mit großen, gelappten Blättern, großen, trichterförmigen gelben Blüten und teils sehr großen, dicken, zumeist kugelf...

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurbis · Kürbis · German

Kürbis · rank #18,309 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,309
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kurzgeschicht…

Nearest frequency peer: Kurzgeschichten (-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 „Kürbis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kürbis“ 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).

Kürbis vs Kurs
50% similar
Kürbis vs Kurie
50% similar
Kürbis vs kurzes
33% similar

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

Key facts for Kürbis
PropertyValue
HeadwordKürbis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʏʁbɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,309
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kürbis“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kurzgeschichten“ (#18,308), „Lachs“ (#18,311), „Korrespondenz“ (#18,306). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kürbis“ bei #18,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kürbis (IPA [ˈkʏʁbɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,309 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kürbis, with forms such as "kkürbis", "krübis", and "kübris". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Kurs", "Kurie", "kurzes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kürbis, spelled K-Ü-R-B-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (aus den Tropen Amerikas stammende) einjährige, kriechende oder rankende Pflanze mit großen, gelappten Blättern, großen, trichterförmigen gelben Blüten und teils sehr großen, dicken, zumeist kugelförmigen, saftreichen, gelben oder orangefarbenen Früchten
  2. 2
    zu den Beeren zählende Frucht der unter [1] beschriebenen Pflanze
  3. 3
    salopp bis (die Sicht behindernder, dickerer) Kopf
  4. 4
    aufgrund übermäßiger Ansammlung von Flüssigkeit in den Hirnhöhlen abnorm vergrößerter Schädel
  5. 5
    dumme, einfältige Person
  6. 6
    Kopf mit Glatze
  7. 7
    dicke, massige, unförmige Nase
  8. 8
    dicker Bauch
  9. 9
    Bauch einer Schwangeren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir bauen hier Kürbisse an.
  2. „Am Ende des Gartens, wo die großen Blätter der Kürbisse auf dem Rasen liegen wie grüne Wäschestücke, befindet sich eine kleine Weide, die Gartenkoppel.“

Synonyms

PlutzerCitrouilleBallonKeksRübeSchädelBirneErbseNischelBonjeDezDötzOmmeGrindmundartlichPlutzerWasserkopfHydrozephaleHydrozephalusDummkopfHohlkopfGlatzkopfKnollennaseZinkenRanzenWampeWanstPanzenEmbonpointBabybauch

This word in other languages

pumpkin(English)calabacera(Español)courge(Français)abóbora(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkürbis
  • krübis
  • kübris
  • kürbbis
  • kürbiss
  • kürbsi
  • küribs
  • kürrbis
  • ükrbis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkürbis1krübis2kübris2kürbbis1kürbiss1kürbsi2küribs2kürrbis1
Edit distance from "Kürbis"

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 "Kürbis"?
"Kürbis" is spelled K-Ü-R-B-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏʁbɪs].
What does "Kürbis" mean?
As a noun, "Kürbis" means: (aus den Tropen Amerikas stammende) einjährige, kriechende oder rankende Pflanze mit großen, gelappten Blättern, großen, trichterförmigen gelben Blüten und teils sehr großen, dicken, zumeist kugelf...
What words are commonly confused with "Kürbis"?
"Kürbis" is commonly confused with "Kurs", "Kurie", "kurzes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kürbis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kürbis" is [ˈkʏʁbɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kürbis" come from?
"Kürbis" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kürbis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lichte#18,319klopft#18,298jaguar#18,295Hörner#18,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Knaller9 variantslineare9 variantslockere9 variantsMessias9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list