kuschen

[ˈkʊʃn̩]

/[ˈkʊʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“kuschen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #85,486 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#85,486
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ‚vor jemandem kuschen:‘ sich unterwürfig verhalten

Key facts for kuschen
PropertyValue
Headwordkuschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʊʃn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,486
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kuschen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kuschen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kuschen is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʊʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,486 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kuschen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kuschen, spelled K-U-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ‚vor jemandem kuschen:‘ sich unterwürfig verhalten
  2. 2
    sich ruhig hinlegen

Antonyms

sich auf die Hinterbeine stellen

This word in other languages

toady(English)

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 "kuschen"?
"kuschen" is spelled K-U-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʃn̩].
What does "kuschen" mean?
As a verb, "kuschen" means: ‚vor jemandem kuschen:‘ sich unterwürfig verhalten
How do you pronounce "kuschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kuschen" is [ˈkʊʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kuschen" come from?
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Using “kuschen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-U-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʊʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list