Kuriositäten

[ˌkuʁioziˈtɛːtn̩]

/[ˌkuʁioziˈtɛːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kuriositäten” is uncommon German (frequency #59,822 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,822
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuriosität

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuriositaten · Kuriositäten · German

Kuriositäten · rank #59,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,822
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kunsthandel

Nearest frequency peer: Kunsthandel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kuriositäten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kuriositäten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kuriositäten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKuriositäten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkuʁioziˈtɛːtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#59,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kuriositäten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kuriositätenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kunsthandel“ (#59,821), „KWG“ (#59,823), „Kyrie“ (#59,824). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kuriositäten“ bei #59,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kuriositäten is uncommon German at frequency #59,822 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkuʁioziˈtɛːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Kuriositäten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kuriositäten, spelled K-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-Ä-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuriosität
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kuriosität
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kuriosität
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kuriosität

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 "Kuriositäten"?
"Kuriositäten" is spelled K-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-Ä-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkuʁioziˈtɛːtn̩].
What does "Kuriositäten" mean?
As a noun, "Kuriositäten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kuriosität
How do you pronounce "Kuriositäten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kuriositäten" is [ˌkuʁioziˈtɛːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kuriositäten" come from?
"Kuriositäten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list