Kursen

[ˈkʊʁzn̩]

/[ˈkʊʁzn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kursen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,139
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kurs

Corpus desk

Index DE-kursen · Kursen · German

Kursen · rank #15,139 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,139
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kratzen

Nearest frequency peer: kratzen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kursen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kursen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Kursen vs Kürze
50% similar
Kursen vs Kurve
67% similar
Kursen vs Küsse
50% similar

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

Key facts for Kursen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKursen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʁzn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,139
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kursen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kursenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kratzen“ (#15,138), „kurzerhand“ (#15,140), „komplettes“ (#15,137). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kursen“ bei #15,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kursen (IPA [ˈkʊʁzn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,139 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kurs".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kursen, with forms such as "kkursen", "krusen", and "kuresn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kürze", "Kurve", "Küsse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Kursen, spelled K-U-R-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kurs

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkursen
  • krusen
  • kuresn
  • kurrsen
  • kursenn
  • kursne
  • kurssen
  • kusren
  • ukrsen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kursen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkursen1krusen2kuresn2kurrsen1kursenn1kursne2kurssen1kusren2
Edit distance from "Kursen"

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 "Kursen"?
"Kursen" is spelled K-U-R-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁzn̩].
What does "Kursen" mean?
As a noun, "Kursen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kurs
What words are commonly confused with "Kursen"?
"Kursen" is commonly confused with "Kürze", "Kurve", "Küsse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kursen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kursen" is [ˈkʊʁzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kursen" come from?
"Kursen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list