kürzester

[ˈkʏʁt͡səstɐ]

/[ˈkʏʁt͡səstɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“kürzester” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,331
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurzester · kürzester · German

kürzester · rank #12,331 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,331
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Königsberg

Nearest frequency peer: Königsberg (-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 „kürzester“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kürzester“ 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).

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

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

Key facts for kürzester
PropertyValue
Headwordkürzester
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʏʁt͡səstɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,331
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kürzester“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kürzesterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Königsberg“ (#12,330), „Landshut“ (#12,332), „Kräuter“ (#12,329). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kürzester“ bei #12,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around kürzester (IPA [ˈkʏʁt͡səstɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,331 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for kürzester, with forms such as "kkürzester", "krüzester", and "kürezster". 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, "kürzeste", "kürzerer", "kürzesten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kürzester, spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkürzester
  • krüzester
  • kürezster
  • kürrzester
  • kürzesetr
  • kürzesster
  • kürzesterr
  • kürzestre
  • kürzestter
  • kürzetser
  • kürzseter
  • kürzzester
  • küzrester
  • ükrzester

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkürzester1krüzester2kürezster2kürrzester1kürzesetr2kürzesster1kürzesterr1kürzestre2
Edit distance from "kürzester"

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 "kürzester"?
"kürzester" is spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏʁt͡səstɐ].
What does "kürzester" mean?
As an adjective, "kürzester" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs kurz
What words are commonly confused with "kürzester"?
"kürzester" is commonly confused with "kürzeste", "kürzerer", "kürzesten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kürzester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kürzester" is [ˈkʏʁt͡səstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kürzester" come from?
"kürzester" 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 "kürzester", 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).

Gütersloh14 variantsGymnasien14 variantsreligiöser14 variantsgewürdigt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list