kurzweilen
[ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvaɪ̯lən]
The verdict
“kurzweilen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scherzen, Kurzweile treiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzweilen · kurzweilen · German
kurzweilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | kurzweilen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvaɪ̯lən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kurzweilen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kurzweilen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvaɪ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
kurzweilen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kurzweilen, spelled K-U-R-Z-W-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1scherzen, Kurzweile treiben
- 2die Zeit angenehm vertreiben, Kurzweile machen, unterhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kurzweilen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während der heiligen Messe unterhielt man sich durch laute Gespräche, scherzte und kurzweilte, und beging Ungezogenheiten, die nicht auf öffentlichen Plätzen hätten entschuldigt werden können […].“
„Bis dahin hatte ich nur unvollständige Gefühle gehabt, ich fürchtete meine Tante, aber ihr Verstand kurzweilte mich.“
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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.