Kusel
[ˈkuzl̩]
The verdict
“Kusel” is uncommon German (frequency #71,552 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,552
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kusel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkuzl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,552 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kusel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kusel is uncommon German at frequency #71,552 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkuzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kusel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 Kusel, spelled K-U-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
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.
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Using “Kusel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-U-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkuzl̩] (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.