Kurs

[kʊʁs]

/[kʊʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kurs” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,894
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine eingeschlagene, vorgeschriebene oder aufgezeichnete Richtung einer Person, eines Fahrzeuges, eines Flugzeugs oder eines Schiffes

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurs · Kurs · German

Kurs · rank #1,894 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,894
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH jeweiligen

Nearest frequency peer: jeweiligen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Kurs”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Kurs” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kurs vs kurz
50% similar
Kurs vs Kurt
75% similar
Kurs vs Kuss
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʊʁs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,894
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Kurs” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kursliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „jeweiligen“ (#1,893), „Lager“ (#1,895), „Interessen“ (#1,892). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Kurs (IPA [kʊʁs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,894 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kurs, with forms such as "kkurs", "krus", and "kurrs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kurz", "Kurt", "Kuss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kurs, spelled K-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine eingeschlagene, vorgeschriebene oder aufgezeichnete Richtung einer Person, eines Fahrzeuges, eines Flugzeugs oder eines Schiffes
  2. 2
    nach bestimmten Prinzipien festgelegte Richtung, Generallinie
  3. 3
    eine Lehrveranstaltung, eine Bildungsveranstaltung, ein Abschnitt oder Modul einer solchen Veranstaltung
  4. 4
    Handelspreis eines Wertpapieres
  5. 5
    Wertverhältnis von Währungen
  6. 6
    Wert eines Zahlungsmittels in einer Transaktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kurs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Kurs Südsüdost liegt an.
  2. Der 360-Grad-Kurs führte durch den Wald.

Synonyms

BahnParcoursLaufFahrtRichtungKlasseKursusLehrgangLehrveranstaltungVorlesungBörsenkursHandelspreisWährungskursWechselkursWertverhältnisKurswertTransaktionTransaktionskurs

This word in other languages

course(English)rumbo(Español)cap(Français)curso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkurs
  • krus
  • kurrs
  • kurss
  • kusr
  • ukrs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kurs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkurs1krus2kurrs1kurss1kusr2ukrs2
Edit distance from "Kurs"

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 "Kurs"?
"Kurs" is spelled K-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kʊʁs].
What does "Kurs" mean?
As a noun, "Kurs" means: eine eingeschlagene, vorgeschriebene oder aufgezeichnete Richtung einer Person, eines Fahrzeuges, eines Flugzeugs oder eines Schiffes
What words are commonly confused with "Kurs"?
"Kurs" is commonly confused with "kurz", "Kurt", "Kuss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurs" is [kʊʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurs" come from?
"Kurs" 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 "Kurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

rote#1,901euer#1,880Ball#1,914Bund#1,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Ebene6 variantsHolz6 variantslaufe6 variantshalb6 variants

What to do next

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  • "Kurs" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kurz". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,894 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list