Kuschelkurs

[ˈkʊʃl̩ˌkʊʁs]

/[ˈkʊʃl̩ˌkʊʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kuschelkurs” is uncommon German (frequency #87,959 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,959
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annäherung an einen fremden Standpunkt, kritikloser Umgang mit dem Gegenüber

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuschelkurs · Kuschelkurs · German

Kuschelkurs · rank #87,959 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,959
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kuscheligen

Nearest frequency peer: kuscheligen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kuschelkurs“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kuschelkurs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kuschelkurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordKuschelkurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʃl̩ˌkʊʁs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,959
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kuschelkurs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kuschelkursfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kuscheligen“ (#87,958), „Kurtisane“ (#87,957), „Körpermitte“ (#87,961). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kuschelkurs“ bei #87,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kuschelkurs is uncommon German at frequency #87,959 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʃl̩ˌkʊʁs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Annäherung an einen fremden Standpunkt, kritikloser Umgang mit dem Gegenüber".

Kuschelkurs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kuschelkurs, spelled K-U-S-C-H-E-L-K-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annäherung an einen fremden Standpunkt, kritikloser Umgang mit dem Gegenüber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aus Angst, ein paar Saisonkarten weniger zu verkaufen, wird ein Kuschelkurs gefahren.“
  2. „Nach dem Erfolg der Partei Vox in Andalusien gehen die etablierten Parteien mit den Rechtsextremen auf Kuschelkurs.“

Antonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kuschelkurs"?
"Kuschelkurs" is spelled K-U-S-C-H-E-L-K-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʃl̩ˌkʊʁs].
What does "Kuschelkurs" mean?
As a noun, "Kuschelkurs" means: Annäherung an einen fremden Standpunkt, kritikloser Umgang mit dem Gegenüber
How do you pronounce "Kuschelkurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kuschelkurs" is [ˈkʊʃl̩ˌkʊʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kuschelkurs" come from?
"Kuschelkurs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kuschelkurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kuscheligen#87,958Körpermitte#87,961Kriegskunst#87,950Kopfbahnhof#87,945

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list