kürzesten

[ˈkʏʁt͡səstn̩]

/[ˈkʏʁt͡səstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“kürzesten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,386
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurzesten · kürzesten · German

kürzesten · rank #27,386 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,386
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kronach

Nearest frequency peer: Kronach (-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 „kürzesten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kürzesten“ 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).

kürzesten vs kürzester
89% similar
kürzesten vs kürzeren
78% similar
kürzesten vs kürzeste
89% similar

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

Key facts for kürzesten
PropertyValue
Headwordkürzesten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʏʁt͡səstn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,386
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kürzesten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kürzestenliegt 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: „Kronach“ (#27,385), „lagert“ (#27,387), „kriecht“ (#27,384). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kürzesten“ bei #27,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around kürzesten (IPA [ˈkʏʁt͡səstn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,386 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for kürzesten, with forms such as "kkürzesten", "krüzesten", and "kürezsten". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "kürzester", "kürzeren", "kürzeste", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kürzesten, spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-S-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkürzesten
  • krüzesten
  • kürezsten
  • kürrzesten
  • kürzesetn
  • kürzessten
  • kürzestenn
  • kürzestne
  • kürzestten
  • kürzetsen
  • kürzseten
  • kürzzesten
  • küzresten
  • ükrzesten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kürzesten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkürzesten1krüzesten2kürezsten2kürrzesten1kürzesetn2kürzessten1kürzestenn1kürzestne2
Edit distance from "kürzesten"

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 "kürzesten"?
"kürzesten" is spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏʁt͡səstn̩].
What does "kürzesten" mean?
As an adjective, "kürzesten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
What words are commonly confused with "kürzesten"?
"kürzesten" is commonly confused with "kürzester", "kürzeren", "kürzeste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kürzesten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kürzesten" is [ˈkʏʁt͡səstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kürzesten" come from?
"kürzesten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kürzesten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

korrigierte14 variantsKonzession14 variantslimitierte14 variantslosfahren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list