küsste

[ˈkʏstə]

/[ˈkʏstə]/ verb

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The verdict

“küsste” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,811
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kusste · küsste · German

küsste · rank #24,811 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,811
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH käuflich

Nearest frequency peer: käuflich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „küsste“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „küsste“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

küsste vs Küste
67% similar
küsste vs Küsten
50% similar
küsste vs Küster
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for küsste
PropertyValue
Headwordküsste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʏstə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,811
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „küsste“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).küssteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „käuflich“ (#24,810), „lackiert“ (#24,812), „lauda“ (#24,813). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „küsste“ bei #24,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around küsste (IPA [ˈkʏstə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,811 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for küsste, with forms such as "kküsste", "ksüste", and "küsset". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Küste", "Küsten", "Küster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is küsste, spelled K-Ü-S-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kküsste
  • ksüste
  • küsset
  • küsstte
  • küstse
  • küßte
  • üksste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of küsste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kküsste1ksüste2küsset2küsstte1küstse2küßte2üksste2
Edit distance from "küsste"

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 "küsste"?
"küsste" is spelled K-Ü-S-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏstə].
What does "küsste" mean?
As a verb, "küsste" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs küssen
What words are commonly confused with "küsste"?
"küsste" is commonly confused with "Küste", "Küsten", "Küster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "küsste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "küsste" is [ˈkʏstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "küsste" come from?
"küsste" 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 "küsste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kopfes#24,803Liquid#24,820Lucius#24,821Kerker#24,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Lemgo7 variantsKomet7 variantsMacho7 variantsMatten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list