Kirsch

\kɪrʃ\

/\kɪrʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Kirsch” is uncommon French (frequency #60,140 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,140
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-kirsch · Kirsch · French

Kirsch · rank #60,140 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,140
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kilimandjaro

Nearest frequency peer: Kilimandjaro (-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 « Kirsch »

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 « Kirsch » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kirsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordKirsch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɪrʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,140
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Kirsch » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Kirschtombe 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: « Kilimandjaro » (#60,139), « Kitchener » (#60,141), « kiffent » (#60,138). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kirsch » est au #60,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kirsch is uncommon French at frequency #60,140 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɪrʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kirsch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Kirsch, spelled K-I-R-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kirsch.
  2. 2
    Cerise, griotte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die fünf Kirsch gestern waren eindeutig zu viel.

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 "Kirsch"?
"Kirsch" is spelled K-I-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \kɪrʃ\.
What does "Kirsch" mean?
As a noun, "Kirsch" means: Kirsch.
How do you pronounce "Kirsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kirsch" is \kɪrʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kyushu#60,145jokers#60,127joigne#60,125ischio#60,115

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list