Kurfürstendamm
[ˌkuːɐ̯fʏʁstn̩ˈdam]
The verdict
“Kurfürstendamm” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,489
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptverkehrsstraße im Berliner Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf und einer der touristischen Anlaufpunkte in Berlin, regional und umgangssprachlich als Kudamm, Kuhdamm oder auch Bulettenboulevard ...
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurfurstendamm · Kurfürstendamm · German
Kurfürstendamm · rank #39,489 · 21 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,489
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 21 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kunsthistorik…
Nearest frequency peer: Kunsthistoriker (-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 “Kurfürstendamm”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kreuzweg
Kreuzweg
60,516 corpus weight
- Kunsthistor…
Kunsthistoriker
60,513 corpus weight
- Kurfürstend…
Kurfürstendamm
60,512 corpus weight
- Kühlschränke
Kühlschränke
60,511 corpus weight
- kürten
kürten
60,510 corpus weight
- Labore
Labore
60,509 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kurfürstendamm” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurfürstendamm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌkuːɐ̯fʏʁstn̩ˈdam] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #39,489 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kurfürstendamm” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Kurfürstendamm (IPA [ˌkuːɐ̯fʏʁstn̩ˈdam]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,489 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kurfürstendamm, with forms such as "kkurfürstendamm", "krufürstendamm", and "kufrürstendamm". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kurfürstendamm, spelled K-U-R-F-Ü-R-S-T-E-N-D-A-M-M.
Definition
- 1Hauptverkehrsstraße im Berliner Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf und einer der touristischen Anlaufpunkte in Berlin, regional und umgangssprachlich als Kudamm, Kuhdamm oder auch Bulettenboulevard bezeichnet
- 2Eigenname von Straßen in Adelheidsdorf, Andernach, Barßel, Burg (Spreewald), Friesoythe, Groß Twülpstedt, Hatten (Oldenburg), Kalkar, Nordenham, Seedorf bei Bad Segeberg, Werben (Niederlausitz)
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkurfürstendamm
- krufürstendamm
- kufrürstendamm
- kurffürstendamm
- kurfrüstendamm
- kurfürrstendamm
- kurfürsetndamm
- kurfürsstendamm
- kurfürstednamm
- kurfürstenadmm
- kurfürstendam
- kurfürstenddamm
- kurfürstendmam
- kurfürstenndamm
- kurfürstnedamm
- kurfürsttendamm
- kurfürtsendamm
- kurfüsrtendamm
- kurrfürstendamm
- kurüfrstendamm
- ukrfürstendamm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kurfürstendamm - 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.
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 May 6, 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 "Kurfürstendamm", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).
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.