Kusel

[ˈkuzl̩]

/[ˈkuzl̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Kusel” is uncommon German (frequency #71,552 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,552
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-kusel · Kusel · German

Kusel · rank #71,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,552
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kurkuma

Nearest frequency peer: Kurkuma (-2 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 „Kusel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kusel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKusel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkuzl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kusel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kurkuma“ (#71,550), „Kuriosum“ (#71,549), „Körperfett“ (#71,555). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kusel“ bei #71,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kusel is uncommon German at frequency #71,552 among 4,158 “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

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kusel liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Kusel"?
"Kusel" is spelled K-U-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuzl̩].
What does "Kusel" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kusel" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Kusel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kusel" is [ˈkuzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kusel" come from?
"Kusel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

krell#71,542Klans#71,519Lochs#71,590Löbau#71,597

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list