kuscheln

/[ˈkʊʃl̩n]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,963

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

kuscheln is aGermanverb. It means: sich an jemanden oder etwas anschmiegen Pronounced [ˈkʊʃl̩n]. Often confused with Küsschen and Kutschen.

Key facts for kuscheln
PropertyValue
Headwordkuscheln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʊʃl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,963
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kuscheln in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kuscheln is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʊʃl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,963 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich an jemanden oder etwas anschmiegen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for kuscheln, with forms such as "kkuscheln", "ksucheln", and "kucsheln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Küsschen", "Kutschen", "Kuchen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kuscheln, spelled K-U-S-C-H-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich an jemanden oder etwas anschmiegen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkuscheln,ksucheln,kucsheln,kusccheln,kuscehln,kuschelln,kuschelnn,kuschenl,kuschheln,kuschlen,kushceln,kusscheln,ukscheln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kuscheln

Misspelling Variants of "kuscheln"

kkuscheln9ksucheln8kucsheln8kusccheln9kuscehln8kuschelln9kuschelnn9kuschenl8
Misspelling Variants of "kuscheln"

Frequency rank: #18,963 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kuscheln"?
"kuscheln" is spelled K-U-S-C-H-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʃl̩n].
What does "kuscheln" mean?
As a verb, "kuscheln" means: sich an jemanden oder etwas anschmiegen
What words are commonly confused with "kuscheln"?
"kuscheln" is commonly confused with "Küsschen", "Kutschen", "Kuchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kuscheln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kuscheln" is [ˈkʊʃl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kuscheln" come from?
"kuscheln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.