kuriose

Name: kuriose, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[kuˈʁi̯oːzə]

/[kuˈʁi̯oːzə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“kuriose” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,227
frequency rank, German: 55,078
“K” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kuriose vs Kurse

57% similar

kuriose vs kurioses

88% similar

kuriose vs Krise

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kuriose
Property	Value
Headword	kuriose
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[kuˈʁi̯oːzə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#34,227
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kuriose” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kuriose lands here:

#34,227

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around kuriose (IPA [kuˈʁi̯oːzə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,227 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kuriose, with forms such as "kkuriose", "kruiose", and "kuirose". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Kurse", "kurioses", "Krise", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kuriose, spelled K-U-R-I-O-S-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkuriose,kruiose,kuirose,kurioes,kuriosse,kurisoe,kuroise,kurriose,ukriose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kuriose - 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.

Edit distance from "kuriose"

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 "kuriose"?

"kuriose" is spelled K-U-R-I-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈʁi̯oːzə].

What does "kuriose" mean?

As an adjective, "kuriose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios

What words are commonly confused with "kuriose"?

"kuriose" is commonly confused with "Kurse", "kurioses", "Krise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "kuriose"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kuriose" is [kuˈʁi̯oːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "kuriose" come from?

"kuriose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “kuriose”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is K-U-R-I-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [kuˈʁi̯oːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Kurse” - see the side-by-side comparison. kuriose vs Kurse
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.