Kursk
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The verdict
“Kursk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im westlichen Russland
Corpus desk
Index DE-kursk · Kursk · German
Kursk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Kursk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kursk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kursk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kursk has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Kursk, spelled K-U-R-S-K.
Definition
- 1Stadt im westlichen Russland
- 2große Verwaltungseinheit (Oblast) innerhalb Russlands, deren Zentrum [1] darstellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kursk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Zangenangriff auf Kursk entwickelte sich zur größten Panzerschlacht des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Sie endete mit einem Erfolg der Roten Armee.“
„Wegen ihrer Reportage aus der russischen Region Kursk geht Russland gegen eine Kriegsreporterin und einen Kriegsreporter aus Italien vor.“
This word in other languages
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.