Kurier

/[kuˈʁiːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,900

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Kurier is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der im dienstlichen Auftrag vertrauliche Nachrichten überbringt Pronounced [kuˈʁiːɐ̯]. It ranks #8,900 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kurse and Kürze.

Key facts for Kurier
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈʁiːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,900
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kurier is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈʁiːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,900 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kurier, with forms such as "kkurier", "kruier", and "kuirer". 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, "Kurse", "Kürze", "Kurve", 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 Kurier, spelled K-U-R-I-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der im dienstlichen Auftrag vertrauliche Nachrichten überbringt
  2. 2
    jemand, der gegen Bezahlung Post/Waren direkt/schnell befördert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkurier,kruier,kuirer,kureir,kurierr,kurire,kurrier,ukrier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kurier

Misspelling Variants of "Kurier"

kkurier7kruier6kuirer6kureir6kurierr7kurire6kurrier7ukrier6
Misspelling Variants of "Kurier"

Frequency rank: #8,900 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kurier"?
"Kurier" is spelled K-U-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈʁiːɐ̯].
What does "Kurier" mean?
As a noun, "Kurier" means: jemand, der im dienstlichen Auftrag vertrauliche Nachrichten überbringt
What words are commonly confused with "Kurier"?
"Kurier" is commonly confused with "Kurse", "Kürze", "Kurve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kurier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurier" is [kuˈʁiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurier" come from?
"Kurier" 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.