Kurzbesuch
[ˈkʊʁt͡sbəˌzuːx]
The verdict
“Kurzbesuch” is uncommon German (frequency #95,858 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,858
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer, nicht lange dauernder Besuch
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzbesuch · Kurzbesuch · German
Kurzbesuch · rank #95,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,858
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kursverluste
Nearest frequency peer: Kursverluste (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kurzbesuch“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kunstharz
Kunstharz
4,146 corpus weight
- Kurfürstin
Kurfürstin
4,145 corpus weight
- Kursverluste
Kursverluste
4,144 corpus weight
- Kurzbesuch
Kurzbesuch
4,143 corpus weight
- Kämpferinnen
Kämpferinnen
4,141 corpus weight
- Kämpfers
Kämpfers
4,140 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kurzbesuch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurzbesuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sbəˌzuːx] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurzbesuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kurzbesuch is uncommon German at frequency #95,858 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡sbəˌzuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurzer, nicht lange dauernder Besuch".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kurzbesuch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kurzbesuch, spelled K-U-R-Z-B-E-S-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1kurzer, nicht lange dauernder Besuch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kurzbesuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der erste Drehtag war frühestens Anfang nächster Woche, also beschloss Driver, zu einem Kurzbesuch nach Tucson zu fahren.“
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.
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