kürzeren

[ˈkʏʁt͡səʁən]

/[ˈkʏʁt͡səʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“kürzeren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,193
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurzeren · kürzeren · German

kürzeren · rank #13,193 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,193
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kühler

Nearest frequency peer: Kühler (-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 „kürzeren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kürzeren“ 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).

kürzeren vs kürzerer
88% similar
kürzeren vs kürzesten
78% similar
kürzeren vs kürzer
75% similar

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

Key facts for kürzeren
PropertyValue
Headwordkürzeren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʏʁt͡səʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,193
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kürzeren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kürzerenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kühler“ (#13,192), „learning“ (#13,194), „kühle“ (#13,191). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kürzeren“ bei #13,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around kürzeren (IPA [ˈkʏʁt͡səʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,193 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for kürzeren, with forms such as "kkürzeren", "krüzeren", and "kürezren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "kürzerer", "kürzesten", "kürzer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kürzeren, spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkürzeren
  • krüzeren
  • kürezren
  • kürrzeren
  • kürzeern
  • kürzerenn
  • kürzerne
  • kürzerren
  • kürzreen
  • kürzzeren
  • küzreren
  • ükrzeren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkürzeren1krüzeren2kürezren2kürrzeren1kürzeern2kürzerenn1kürzerne2kürzerren1
Edit distance from "kürzeren"

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 "kürzeren"?
"kürzeren" is spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏʁt͡səʁən].
What does "kürzeren" mean?
As an adjective, "kürzeren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs kurz
What words are commonly confused with "kürzeren"?
"kürzeren" is commonly confused with "kürzerer", "kürzesten", "kürzer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kürzeren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kürzeren" is [ˈkʏʁt͡səʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kürzeren" come from?
"kürzeren" 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 "kürzeren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

learning#13,194konntest#13,186massiver#13,200Klinikum#13,183

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

kulturell12 variantsinnovative12 variantsGuthaben12 variantsSchacht12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list