kuro

[ˈkurɔ]

/[ˈkurɔ]/ noun

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The verdict

“kuro” is uncommon German (frequency #89,186 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,186
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vokativ Singular des Substantivs kura

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuro · kuro · German

kuro · rank #89,186 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,186
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kursierte

Nearest frequency peer: kursierte (+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 „kuro“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kuro
PropertyValue
Headwordkuro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkurɔ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,186
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kuro“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kursierte“ (#89,187), „Kunstdünger“ (#89,183), „Kursänderung“ (#89,189). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kuro“ bei #89,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kuro is uncommon German at frequency #89,186 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkurɔ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vokativ Singular des Substantivs kura".

Zero misspellings are on record for kuro in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kuro, spelled K-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vokativ Singular des Substantivs kura

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 "kuro"?
"kuro" is spelled K-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkurɔ].
What does "kuro" mean?
As a noun, "kuro" means: Vokativ Singular des Substantivs kura
How do you pronounce "kuro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kuro" is [ˈkurɔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kuro" come from?
"kuro" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lale#89,200kaba#89,135loci#89,240Juba#89,130

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list