Kurzurlaub
[ˈkʊʁt͡sʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p]
The verdict
“Kurzurlaub” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,228
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Urlaub, der nur wenige Tage dauert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurzurlaub |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #34,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kurzurlaub” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kurzurlaub (IPA [ˈkʊʁt͡sʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,228 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Urlaub, der nur wenige Tage dauert".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kurzurlaub, with forms such as "kkurzurlaub", "kruzurlaub", and "kurrzurlaub". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kurzurlaub, spelled K-U-R-Z-U-R-L-A-U-B.
Definition
- 1Urlaub, der nur wenige Tage dauert
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkurzurlaub,kruzurlaub,kurrzurlaub,kuruzrlaub,kurzrulaub,kurzulraub,kurzuralub,kurzurlabu,kurzurlaubb,kurzurllaub,kurzurluab,kurzurrlaub,kurzzurlaub,kuzrurlaub,ukrzurlaub
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kurzurlaub - 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.
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.
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Using “Kurzurlaub”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-U-R-Z-U-R-L-A-U-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʊʁt͡sʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.