Kurzschwert
[ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʃveːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Kurzschwert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schwert mit kurzer Klinge
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Index DE-kurzschwert · Kurzschwert · German
Kurzschwert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kurzschwert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʃveːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurzschwert“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kurzschwert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʃveːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schwert mit kurzer Klinge".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kurzschwert, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kurzschwert, spelled K-U-R-Z-S-C-H-W-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1Schwert mit kurzer Klinge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kurzschwert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Insgesamt waren im Frühling 1525 an die 300000 Mann unter Waffen, zu denen Sauspieße, Sensen und Kurzschwerter gehörten, aber auch erbeutete Geschütze und Büchsen.“
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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.