Kürzung

[ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ]

/[ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kürzung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,988
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung und Ereignis, etwas kürzer zu machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurzung · Kürzung · German

Kürzung · rank #20,988 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,988
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kümmere

Nearest frequency peer: kümmere (-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 „Kürzung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kürzung“ 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).

Kürzung vs Kürzungen
78% similar
Kürzung vs kürzen
57% similar
Kürzung vs kurzum
43% similar

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

Key facts for Kürzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKürzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,988
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kürzung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kürzungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kümmere“ (#20,987), „Lehrling“ (#20,989), „Lehrlinge“ (#20,990). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kürzung“ bei #20,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kürzung (IPA [ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,988 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kürzung, with forms such as "kkürzung", "krüzung", and "kürrzung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kürzungen", "kürzen", "kurzum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kürzung, spelled K-Ü-R-Z-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung und Ereignis, etwas kürzer zu machen
  2. 2
    Verringerung, Verminderung (eines regelmäßig erhaltenen Geldbetrages)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kürzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kürzung der Flügel vermindert die Flugeigenschaft.
  2. Die Firma sieht eine Kürzung der Löhne für 2009 vor.

Synonyms

VerkürzungVerringerungVerminderung

This word in other languages

abreviación(Español)baisse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkürzung
  • krüzung
  • kürrzung
  • küruzng
  • kürznug
  • kürzugn
  • kürzungg
  • kürzunng
  • kürzzung
  • küzrung
  • ükrzung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkürzung1krüzung2kürrzung1küruzng2kürznug2kürzugn2kürzungg1kürzunng1
Edit distance from "Kürzung"

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 "Kürzung"?
"Kürzung" is spelled K-Ü-R-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Kürzung" mean?
As a noun, "Kürzung" means: Handlung und Ereignis, etwas kürzer zu machen
What words are commonly confused with "Kürzung"?
"Kürzung" is commonly confused with "Kürzungen", "kürzen", "kurzum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kürzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kürzung" is [ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kürzung" come from?
"Kürzung" 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 "Kürzung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kümmere#20,987Klingel#20,975kingdom#20,974Juliane#20,967

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

niederen11 variantspapieren11 variantsintuitiv11 variantsPinguine11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list