skurrile

Name: skurrile, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[skʊˈʁiːlə]

/[skʊˈʁiːlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“skurrile” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,029
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

skurrile vs skurrilen

89% similar

skurrile vs skurril

88% similar

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

Key facts for skurrile
Property	Value
Headword	skurrile
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[skʊˈʁiːlə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#39,029
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skurrile” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). skurrile lands here:

#39,029

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around skurrile (IPA [skʊˈʁiːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,029 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for skurrile, with forms such as "ksurrile", "skkurrile", and "skrurile". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "skurrilen", "skurril", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is skurrile, spelled S-K-U-R-R-I-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ksurrile,skkurrile,skrurile,skurile,skurirle,skurriel,skurrille,skurrlie,sskurrile,sukrrile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of skurrile - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "skurrile"

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 "skurrile"?

"skurrile" is spelled S-K-U-R-R-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [skʊˈʁiːlə].

What does "skurrile" mean?

As an adjective, "skurrile" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril

What words are commonly confused with "skurrile"?

"skurrile" is commonly confused with "skurrilen", "skurril". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "skurrile"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skurrile" is [skʊˈʁiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "skurrile" come from?

"skurrile" 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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Using “skurrile”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-K-U-R-R-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [skʊˈʁiːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “skurrilen” - see the side-by-side comparison. skurrile vs skurrilen
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Same frequency band

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.