Kurde

[ˈkʊʁdə]

/[ˈkʊʁdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kurde” is uncommon German (frequency #57,178 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,178
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein iranisches Volk

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurde · Kurde · German

Kurde · rank #57,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,178
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kulturellem

Nearest frequency peer: kulturellem (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kurde“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kurde“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kurde
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʁdə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurde“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kurdefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kulturellem“ (#57,177), „Kurzsichtigkeit“ (#57,179), „Krüge“ (#57,176). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kurde“ bei #57,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kurde is uncommon German at frequency #57,178 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kurde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kurde, spelled K-U-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein iranisches Volk
  2. 2
    Angehöriger des gleichnamigen iranischen Volkes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kurden, die einen nicht geringen Teil der türkischen Bevölkerung stellen, fühlen sich von der türkischen Mehrheit dominiert und wünschen einen eigenen Staat.
  2. „Trotz anders lautenden Bestimmungen im Vertrag von Lausanne (der Artikel 39/4 schrieb vor, dass der Gebrauch der Muttersprache nicht eingeschränkt werden darf) betrieb die Türkei eine Assimilierungspolitik gegenüber den Kurden und leugnete kulturelle und ethnische Unterschiede.“

This word in other languages

Kurd(English)kurdo(Español)Kurde(Français)curdo(Português)

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 "Kurde"?
"Kurde" is spelled K-U-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁdə].
What does "Kurde" mean?
As a noun, "Kurde" means: ein iranisches Volk
How do you pronounce "Kurde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurde" is [ˈkʊʁdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krüge#57,176leads#57,192Klaps#57,156Liese#57,208

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list