Kurpfuscher
[ˈkuːɐ̯ˌp͡fʊʃɐ]
The verdict
“Kurpfuscher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der ohne entsprechende Qualifikation und ohne Zulassung medizinisch tätig ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurpfuscher · Kurpfuscher · German
Kurpfuscher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurpfuscher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌp͡fʊʃɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurpfuscher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kurpfuscher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌp͡fʊʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kurpfuscher 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kurpfuscher, spelled K-U-R-P-F-U-S-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der ohne entsprechende Qualifikation und ohne Zulassung medizinisch tätig ist
- 2Arzt mit unzureichenden medizinischen Kenntnissen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kurpfuscher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Ja, ich habe mein Diplom. Sie können mir viel vorwerfen, aber nicht, daß ich ein Kurpfuscher bin. Sie können sich darüber Gewißheit verschaffen -- in meinem Sprechzimmer finden Sie alle Papiere.«“
„Das Numinosum, das Krankheit und Starre lösende, erlösende Heilige schenkt sich keinem Schlaumeier, keinem Kurpfuscher und Nekromanten, aber auch keinem Medizinalpfaffen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.