kurioses

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

[kuˈʁi̯oːzəs]

/[kuˈʁi̯oːzəs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“kurioses” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,406
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurioses · kurioses · German

kurioses · rank #45,406 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,406
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Kunststoffen

Nearest frequency peer: Kunststoffen (-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.

Kubas

54,599
Kunststoffen

54,596
kurioses

54,595
kurzfristig…

54,594
Käufers

54,593
Körperverle…

54,592

What this shows „kurioses“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

kurioses vs Kurses

63% similar

kurioses vs kurios

75% similar

kurioses vs kuriose

88% similar

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

Key facts for kurioses
Property	Value
Headword	kurioses
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[kuˈʁi̯oːzəs]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#45,406
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kurioses“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kuriosesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#45,406

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kunststoffen“ (#45,405), „kurzfristiger“ (#45,407), „Käufers“ (#45,408). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kurioses“ bei #45,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around kurioses (IPA [kuˈʁi̯oːzəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,406 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for kurioses, with forms such as "kkurioses", "kruioses", and "kuiroses". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kurses", "kurios", "kuriose", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kurioses, spelled K-U-R-I-O-S-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kurios

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kkurioses
kruioses
kuiroses
kurioess
kuriosess
kuriosses
kurisoes
kuroises
kurrioses
ukrioses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kurioses - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "kurioses"

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 "kurioses"?

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

What does "kurioses" mean?

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

What words are commonly confused with "kurioses"?

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

How do you pronounce "kurioses"?

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

What language does "kurioses" come from?

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

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kurioses", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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