Kurzwort
[ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Kurzwort” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wort, das aus einem längeren Wort oder aus einem Syntagma durch Kürzung entstanden ist und meist mit gleicher Bedeutung neben der vollständigen Form (Vollform) verwendet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurzwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kurzwort” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kurzwort is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvɔʁt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Wort, das aus einem längeren Wort oder aus einem Syntagma durch Kürzung entstanden ist und meist mit gleicher Bedeutung neben der vollständigen Form (Vollform) verwendet wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kurzwort in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kurzwort, spelled K-U-R-Z-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Wort, das aus einem längeren Wort oder aus einem Syntagma durch Kürzung entstanden ist und meist mit gleicher Bedeutung neben der vollständigen Form (Vollform) verwendet wird
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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.
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Using “Kurzwort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-U-R-Z-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.