Schnellkurs
[ˈʃnɛlˌkʊʁs]
The verdict
“Schnellkurs” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lehrveranstaltung, die besonders intensiv/schnell das Unterrichtsziel erreichen soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnellkurs · Schnellkurs · German
Schnellkurs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schnellkurs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃnɛlˌkʊʁs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnellkurs“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schnellkurs is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɛlˌkʊʁs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lehrveranstaltung, die besonders intensiv/schnell das Unterrichtsziel erreichen soll".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schnellkurs in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schnellkurs, spelled S-C-H-N-E-L-L-K-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Lehrveranstaltung, die besonders intensiv/schnell das Unterrichtsziel erreichen soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schnellkurs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er musste einen Schnellkurs belegen, um das nachzuholen, was er in der ersten Gymnasialklasse, wo es kein Englisch gab, versäumt hatte.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.