Kurie

/[ˈkuːʁiə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,692

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Kurie is aGermannoun. It means: Sitz der päpstlichen Regierung oder einer bischöflichen Verwaltung, einschließlich des päpstlichen Gerichtshofes Pronounced [ˈkuːʁiə]. Often confused with kurz and Kurs.

Key facts for Kurie
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuːʁiə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,692
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kurie is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkuːʁiə]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,692 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kurie, with forms such as "kkurie", "kruie", and "kuire". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kurz", "Kurs", "Kurt", and more, 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 Kurie, spelled K-U-R-I-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitz der päpstlichen Regierung oder einer bischöflichen Verwaltung, einschließlich des päpstlichen Gerichtshofes
  2. 2
    Einteilung der patrizischen Geschlechter und auch Versammlungsort des Senats im alten Rom

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkurie,kruie,kuire,kurei,kurrie,ukrie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kurie

Misspelling Variants of "Kurie"

kkurie6kruie5kuire5kurei5kurrie6ukrie5
Misspelling Variants of "Kurie"

Frequency rank: #33,692 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kurie"?
"Kurie" is spelled K-U-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuːʁiə].
What does "Kurie" mean?
As a noun, "Kurie" means: Sitz der päpstlichen Regierung oder einer bischöflichen Verwaltung, einschließlich des päpstlichen Gerichtshofes
What words are commonly confused with "Kurie"?
"Kurie" is commonly confused with "kurz", "Kurs", "Kurt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kurie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurie" is [ˈkuːʁiə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurie" come from?
"Kurie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.