Kuriosum
[kuˈʁi̯oːzʊm]
The verdict
“Kuriosum” is uncommon German (frequency #71,549 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,549
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das dem Betrachter sehr seltsam vorkommt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kuriosum · Kuriosum · German
Kuriosum · rank #71,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,549
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kuriosität
Nearest frequency peer: Kuriosität (-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 „Kuriosum“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kulturkreis…
Kulturkreises
28,456 corpus weight
- kundgetan
kundgetan
28,455 corpus weight
- Kuriosität
Kuriosität
28,453 corpus weight
- Kuriosum
Kuriosum
28,452 corpus weight
- Kurkuma
Kurkuma
28,451 corpus weight
- Kusel
Kusel
28,449 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kuriosum“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kuriosum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈʁi̯oːzʊm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,549 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kuriosum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kuriosum is uncommon German at frequency #71,549 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈʁi̯oːzʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das dem Betrachter sehr seltsam vorkommt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kuriosum in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kuriosum, spelled K-U-R-I-O-S-U-M.
Definition
- 1etwas, das dem Betrachter sehr seltsam vorkommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kuriosum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Meldung fand sich, keine große Notiz, die eher ein Kuriosum war.“
„Ähnliche Wörter, die in der eigenen Sprache zum Teil das genaue Gegenteil wie in der Nachbarsprache bedeuten, werden schnell als auffällige Kuriosa in die passive Sprachkompetenz von der Nachbarsprache integriert.“
Synonyms
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.
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