Kurzname
[ˈkʊʁt͡sˌnaːmə]
The verdict
“Kurzname” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzform eines Namens
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzname · Kurzname · German
Kurzname · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kurzname |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌnaːmə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurzname“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kurzname is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzform eines Namens".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kurzname in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kurzname, spelled K-U-R-Z-N-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Kurzform eines Namens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kurzname appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Kosename, in der Namenforschung auch als Hypokoristikum bezeichnet, wird oft formal mit einem Kurznamen beziehungsweise einer Kurzform gleichgesetzt.“
„Wolf“ ist ein Kurzname für „Wolfgang“.
This word in other languages
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.