kuru

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/[…]/ verb

The verdict

“kuru” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs kuri

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuru · kuru · German

kuru · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for kuru
PropertyValue
Headwordkuru
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kuru“ im Deutschen

kuruschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kuru is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs kuri".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kuru in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 kuru, spelled K-U-R-U.

Definition

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    Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs kuri

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kuru"?
"kuru" is spelled K-U-R-U. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "kuru" mean?
As a verb, "kuru" means: Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs kuri
How do you pronounce "kuru"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kuru" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kuru" come from?
"kuru" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list