Kurve

[ˈkʊʁvə]

/[ˈkʊʁvə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kurve” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,079
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch eine mathematische Beziehung definierte Linie

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurve · Kurve · German

Kurve · rank #6,079 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,079
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koblenz

Nearest frequency peer: Koblenz (-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 „Kurve“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kurve“ 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).

Kurve vs kurz
40% similar
Kurve vs Küste
40% similar
Kurve vs Kürze
60% similar

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

Key facts for Kurve
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurve
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʁvə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,079
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kurve“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Koblenz“ (#6,078), „langsamer“ (#6,080), „Kaufmann“ (#6,077). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kurve“ bei #6,079. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kurve (IPA [ˈkʊʁvə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,079 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kurve, with forms such as "kkurve", "kruve", and "kurev". 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", "Küste", "Kürze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Kurve, spelled K-U-R-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch eine mathematische Beziehung definierte Linie
  2. 2
    Biegung einer Straße, eines Verkehrsweges
  3. 3
    Umschreibung für die Körperform einer Frau
  4. 4
    Teil der Tribüne eines Stadions

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Parabel ist eine spezielle Kurve.
  2. Ich konnte die Kurve nicht vollständig einsehen.

Synonyms

BiegungRundungen

Antonyms

Gerade

This word in other languages

curve(English)curva(Español)courbe(Français)curva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkurve
  • kruve
  • kurev
  • kurrve
  • kurvve
  • kuvre
  • ukrve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kurve - 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.

kkurve1kruve2kurev2kurrve1kurvve1kuvre2ukrve2
Edit distance from "Kurve"

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 "Kurve"?
"Kurve" is spelled K-U-R-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁvə].
What does "Kurve" mean?
As a noun, "Kurve" means: durch eine mathematische Beziehung definierte Linie
What words are commonly confused with "Kurve"?
"Kurve" is commonly confused with "kurz", "Küste", "Kürze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kurve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurve" is [ˈkʊʁvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurve" come from?
"Kurve" 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 "Kurve", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lücke#6,083Minus#6,089nehmt#6,093Quote#6,101

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

mauern7 variantsnetter7 variantsBraut7 variantszielen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list