Kurzwelle
[ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvɛlə]
The verdict
“Kurzwelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elektromagnetische Welle mit kurzer Wellenlänge (von 10 m bis 100 m)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzwelle · Kurzwelle · German
Kurzwelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kurzwelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvɛlə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurzwelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kurzwelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Kurzwelle in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kurzwelle, spelled K-U-R-Z-W-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1elektromagnetische Welle mit kurzer Wellenlänge (von 10 m bis 100 m)
- 2Wellenbereich von [1], höherer Frequenzbereich (von 3 MHz bis 30 MHz) als Lang- und Mittelwellen
- 3Kurzform für Kurzwellentherapie: Heilbehandlung durch Bestrahlung mit [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kurzwelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kurzwelle zeichnet sich durch ein sehr gutes Reflexionsverhalten ihrer Radiowellen an der Ionosphäre aus.
Die meisten Sender bekommt man auf UKW, nur diesen Sender bekommst du nur auf Kurzwelle.
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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.