Kurfürst
[ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁst]
The verdict
“Kurfürst” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,608
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Reichsfürst des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation, der das Recht hatte, an der Wahl des römisch-deutschen Königs teilzunehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurfurst · Kurfürst · German
Kurfürst · rank #18,608 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #18,608
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Krämer
Nearest frequency peer: Krämer (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kurfürst”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kran
Kran
81,396 corpus weight
- Krupp
Krupp
81,395 corpus weight
- Krämer
Krämer
81,394 corpus weight
- Kurfürst
Kurfürst
81,393 corpus weight
- Lab
Lab
81,391 corpus weight
- landeten
landeten
81,390 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kurfürst” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurfürst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kurfürst” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Kurfürst (IPA [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,608 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Reichsfürst des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation, der das Recht hatte, an der Wahl des römisch-deutschen Königs teilzunehmen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kurfürst, with forms such as "kkurfürst", "krufürst", and "kufrürst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kurfürsten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kurfürst, spelled K-U-R-F-Ü-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1ein Reichsfürst des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation, der das Recht hatte, an der Wahl des römisch-deutschen Königs teilzunehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kurfürst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In § 1 werden zunächst die Kurfürsten verpflichtet, ihren Mitkurfürsten oder deren Wahlgesandten auf Verlangen sicheres Geleit durch ihr Gebiet und, sofern sie dazu imstande sind, auch darüber hinaus zu gewähren.“
„So sehr Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm nun auch bestrebt war, die durch den Krieg verursachten wirtschaftlichen Schäden zu heilen, konnte er doch dem Lande neue Lasten nicht ersparen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkurfürst
- krufürst
- kufrürst
- kurffürst
- kurfrüst
- kurfürrst
- kurfürsst
- kurfürstt
- kurfürts
- kurfüsrt
- kurrfürst
- kurüfrst
- ukrfürst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kurfürst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kurfürst", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Kurfürsten". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,608 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
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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.