Kurort

/[ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,158

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Kurort is aGermannoun. It means: Ort, in dem medizinische Therapien in Form von Kuren angeboten werden Pronounced [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt]. Often confused with Kurt and kürzt.

Key facts for Kurort
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,158
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kurort in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kurort is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,158 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ort, in dem medizinische Therapien in Form von Kuren angeboten werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kurort, with forms such as "kkurort", "kruort", and "kuorrt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kurt", "kürzt", "Kuvert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kurort, spelled K-U-R-O-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, in dem medizinische Therapien in Form von Kuren angeboten werden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkurort,kruort,kuorrt,kurorrt,kurortt,kurotr,kurrort,kurrot,ukrort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kurort

Misspelling Variants of "Kurort"

kkurort7kruort6kuorrt6kurorrt7kurortt7kurotr6kurrort7kurrot6
Misspelling Variants of "Kurort"

Frequency rank: #30,158 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kurort"?
"Kurort" is spelled K-U-R-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt].
What does "Kurort" mean?
As a noun, "Kurort" means: Ort, in dem medizinische Therapien in Form von Kuren angeboten werden
What words are commonly confused with "Kurort"?
"Kurort" is commonly confused with "Kurt", "kürzt", "Kuvert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kurort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurort" is [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurort" come from?
"Kurort" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.