vor Kurzem
[foːɐ̯ ˈkʊʁt͡sm̩]
The verdict
“vor Kurzem” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vor nicht allzu langer Zeit; noch nicht lange her
Corpus desk
Index DE-vor-kurzem · vor Kurzem · German
vor Kurzem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vor Kurzem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [foːɐ̯ ˈkʊʁt͡sm̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vor Kurzem” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vor Kurzem is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [foːɐ̯ ˈkʊʁt͡sm̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor nicht allzu langer Zeit; noch nicht lange her".
No generated misspelling entries exist for vor Kurzem in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vor Kurzem, spelled V-O-R- -K-U-R-Z-E-M.
Definition
- 1vor nicht allzu langer Zeit; noch nicht lange her
This word in other languages
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