skurriler

[skʊˈʁiːlɐ]

/[skʊˈʁiːlɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“skurriler” is uncommon German (frequency #87,067 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,067
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

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

Key facts for skurriler
PropertyValue
Headwordskurriler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[skʊˈʁiːlɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skurriler” 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). skurriler lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

skurriler is uncommon German at frequency #87,067 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [skʊˈʁiːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skurriler, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 skurriler, spelled S-K-U-R-R-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril

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 "skurriler"?
"skurriler" is spelled S-K-U-R-R-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [skʊˈʁiːlɐ].
What does "skurriler" mean?
As an adjective, "skurriler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skurril
How do you pronounce "skurriler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skurriler" is [skʊˈʁiːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skurriler" come from?
"skurriler" 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 “skurriler”

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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [skʊˈʁiːlɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list