kürte

[ˈkyːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈkyːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“kürte” is uncommon German (frequency #70,502 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,502
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küren

Key facts for kürte
PropertyValue
Headwordkürte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkyːɐ̯tə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,502
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kürte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kürte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kürte is uncommon German at frequency #70,502 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkyːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

kürte has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kürte, spelled K-Ü-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küren

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 "kürte"?
"kürte" is spelled K-Ü-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkyːɐ̯tə].
What does "kürte" mean?
As a verb, "kürte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küren
How do you pronounce "kürte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kürte" is [ˈkyːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kürte" come from?
"kürte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kürte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-Ü-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkyːɐ̯tə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list