Kurzschrift
German, noun/ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʃʁɪft/
Kurzschrift is spelled K-U-R-Z-S-C-H-R-I-F-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kurzschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “shorthand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “System von vereinfachten Buchstaben und Kürzeln, das dazu bestimmt ist, dass man so schnell schreiben kann…”.
What does Kurzschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshorthand
- 2
femininecontracted braille
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. System von vereinfachten Buchstaben und Kürzeln, das dazu bestimmt ist, dass man so schnell schreiben kann, wie ein Redner spricht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kurzschrift
- Kurzschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kurzschrift?
- /ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʃʁɪft/
- [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kurzschrift
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kurzschrift in German?
Kurzschrift appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).