kurzwellig

[ˈkʊʁt͡svɛlɪç]

/[ˈkʊʁt͡svɛlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“kurzwellig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - eine kurze Wellenlänge habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurzwellig · kurzwellig · German

kurzwellig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for kurzwellig
PropertyValue
Headwordkurzwellig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʊʁt͡svɛlɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kurzwellig“ im Deutschen

kurzwelligschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kurzwellig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡svɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine kurze Wellenlänge habend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kurzwellig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kurzwellig, spelled K-U-R-Z-W-E-L-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine kurze Wellenlänge habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Von der Sonne empfangen wir kurzwellige Strahlung und zwar 342 Watt pro Quadratmeter Erdoberfläche.“
  2. Das kurzwellige Sonnenlicht, dass der Treiber für eine warme Erde ist, wird von Wolken und weißen Flächen in Arktis und Antarktis in den Weltraum zurück reflektiert.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kurzwellig"?
"kurzwellig" is spelled K-U-R-Z-W-E-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁt͡svɛlɪç].
What does "kurzwellig" mean?
As an adjective, "kurzwellig" means: eine kurze Wellenlänge habend
How do you pronounce "kurzwellig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kurzwellig" is [ˈkʊʁt͡svɛlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kurzwellig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list