Kursk

[ˈkuɾsk]

/[ˈkuɾsk]/ name

The verdict

“Kursk” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,940 among 248 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,940
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Rusia, junto al río Semj, 460 km al SW de Moscú. Capital de la provincia homónima.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kursk · Kursk · Spanish

Kursk · rank #63,940 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,940
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH koi

Nearest frequency peer: koi (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Kursk”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Kursk” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cola larga: rango de “Kursk” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Kurskcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “koi” (#63,938), “laminar” (#63,942), “known” (#63,937). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “Kursk” va en #63,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kursk is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,940 among 248 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kursk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list