Curtius

name

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The verdict

“Curtius” is uncommon French (frequency #71,409 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,409
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom romain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-curtius · Curtius · French

Curtius · rank #71,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,409
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH curran

Nearest frequency peer: curran (-1 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Curtius »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Curtius » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Curtius
PropertyValue
HeadwordCurtius
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Curtius » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Curtiustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « curran » (#71,408), « cutting » (#71,410), « Cumberbatch » (#71,407). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Curtius » est au #71,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Curtius is uncommon French at frequency #71,409 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom romain.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Curtius, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Curtius, spelled C-U-R-T-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom romain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Curtius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quintus Curtius Rufus.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Curtius"?
"Curtius" is spelled C-U-R-T-I-U-S.
What does "Curtius" mean?
As a proper noun, "Curtius" means: Nom romain.
What language does "Curtius" come from?
"Curtius" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cutting#71,410cystite#71,413cubiste#71,404crispée#71,401

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list