Kutscher

[ˈkʊt͡ʃɐ]

/[ˈkʊt͡ʃɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kutscher” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,636. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,636
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine Kutsche lenkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kutscher · Kutscher · German

Kutscher · rank #25,636 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,636
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kunze

Nearest frequency peer: Kunze (-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 „Kutscher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kutscher“ 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).

Kutscher vs Kutsche
88% similar
Kutscher vs kuschel
63% similar
Kutscher vs Küsschen
63% similar

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

Key facts for Kutscher
PropertyValue
HeadwordKutscher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊt͡ʃɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,636
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kutscher“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kunze“ (#25,635), „Kästchen“ (#25,637), „Kulturlandschaft“ (#25,634). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kutscher“ bei #25,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Kutscher (IPA [ˈkʊt͡ʃɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,636 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die eine Kutsche lenkt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kutscher, with forms such as "kkutscher", "ktuscher", and "kustcher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Kutsche", "kuschel", "Küsschen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Kutscher, spelled K-U-T-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine Kutsche lenkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kutscher wartete mit der Kutsche vor dem Haus.
  2. „Mit einer Pferdedroschke fuhren wir nach Bordighera, es war kalt und dunkel, und der Kutscher legte Decken um uns.“

This word in other languages

coachman(English)cochero(Español)cocher(Français)cocheiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkutscher
  • ktuscher
  • kustcher
  • kutcsher
  • kutsccher
  • kutscehr
  • kutscherr
  • kutschher
  • kutschre
  • kutshcer
  • kutsscher
  • kuttscher
  • uktscher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kutscher - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkutscher1ktuscher2kustcher2kutcsher2kutsccher1kutscehr2kutscherr1kutschher1
Edit distance from "Kutscher"

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 "Kutscher"?
"Kutscher" is spelled K-U-T-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊt͡ʃɐ].
What does "Kutscher" mean?
As a noun, "Kutscher" means: Person, die eine Kutsche lenkt
What words are commonly confused with "Kutscher"?
"Kutscher" is commonly confused with "Kutsche", "kuschel", "Küsschen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kutscher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kutscher" is [ˈkʊt͡ʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kutscher" come from?
"Kutscher" 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 "Kutscher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kästchen#25,637Krediten#25,633klinisch#25,625Liebende#25,650

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Lauenburg13 variantsNeurologie13 variantsHausarrest13 variantsHalsband13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list