kürzeste

[ˈkʏʁt͡səstə]

/[ˈkʏʁt͡səstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kürzeste” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,207
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurzeste · kürzeste · German

kürzeste · rank #23,207 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,207
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kurzgeschichte

Nearest frequency peer: Kurzgeschichte (-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 „kürzeste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kürzeste“ 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).

kürzeste vs kürzester
89% similar
kürzeste vs kürzesten
89% similar
kürzeste vs kurzes
63% similar

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

Key facts for kürzeste
PropertyValue
Headwordkürzeste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʏʁt͡səstə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,207
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kürzeste“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kürzesteliegt 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: „Kurzgeschichte“ (#23,206), „large“ (#23,208), „KT“ (#23,205). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kürzeste“ bei #23,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around kürzeste (IPA [ˈkʏʁt͡səstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,207 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for kürzeste, with forms such as "kkürzeste", "krüzeste", and "kürezste". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "kürzester", "kürzesten", "kurzes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kürzeste, spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkürzeste
  • krüzeste
  • kürezste
  • kürrzeste
  • kürzeset
  • kürzesste
  • kürzestte
  • kürzetse
  • kürzsete
  • kürzzeste
  • küzreste
  • ükrzeste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkürzeste1krüzeste2kürezste2kürrzeste1kürzeset2kürzesste1kürzestte1kürzetse2
Edit distance from "kürzeste"

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

Hemmungen12 variantsHeimkehr12 variantsMusicals12 variantsGrafiker12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list