kürzertreten
[ˈkʏʁt͡sɐˌtʁeːtn̩]
The verdict
“kürzertreten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei etwas bescheidener werden, sich mäßigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzertreten · kürzertreten · German
kürzertreten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kürzertreten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkʏʁt͡sɐˌtʁeːtn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kürzertreten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kürzertreten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʏʁt͡sɐˌtʁeːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kürzertreten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kürzertreten, spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-R-T-R-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1bei etwas bescheidener werden, sich mäßigen
- 2bei etwas zurückhaltender werden, sich schonen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kürzertreten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] Seine Tochter hat schon einmal gefragt: »Warum gehst du Fisch essen, wenn du kürzertreten musst?«“
Seit meinem Schienbeinbruch muss ich beim Fußballspielen ein wenig kürzertreten.
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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.