Kursk

[ˈkuɾsk]

/[ˈkuɾsk]/ name

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The verdict

“Kursk” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,940 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,940
frequency rank, Spanish
3,662
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Rusia, junto al río Semj, 460 km al SW de Moscú. Capital de la provincia homónima.

Key facts for Kursk
PropertyValue
HeadwordKursk
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkuɾsk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kursk” sits in Spanish 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). Kursk lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kursk is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,940 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkuɾsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Rusia, junto al río Semj, 460 km al SW de Moscú. Capital de la provincia homónima.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kursk, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Kursk, spelled K-U-R-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Rusia, junto al río Semj, 460 km al SW de Moscú. Capital de la provincia homónima.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kursk"?
"Kursk" is spelled K-U-R-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuɾsk].
What does "Kursk" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kursk" means: Ciudad de Rusia, junto al río Semj, 460 km al SW de Moscú. Capital de la provincia homónima.
How do you pronounce "Kursk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kursk" is [ˈkuɾsk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kursk" come from?
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Using “Kursk”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is K-U-R-S-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkuɾsk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon Spanish 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