kurz

\kʊrt͡s\

/\kʊrt͡s\/ adj

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The verdict

“kurz” is uncommon French (frequency #79,465 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,465
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Court, de petite longueur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kurz · kurz · French

kurz · rank #79,465 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,465
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kuan

Nearest frequency peer: kuan (-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 « kurz »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kurz
PropertyValue
Headwordkurz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kʊrt͡s\
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,465
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kurz » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).kurztombe 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: « kuan » (#79,464), « Kyrgios » (#79,466), « Krzysztof » (#79,463). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kurz » est au #79,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kurz is uncommon French at frequency #79,465 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kʊrt͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kurz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kurz, spelled K-U-R-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Court, de petite longueur.
  2. 2
    Court, qui est exprimé en peu de mots.
  3. 3
    Court, qui a besoin de peu de temps.
  4. 4
    Court, peu, de petite distance.
  5. 5
    Court, qui est de peu de durée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Warum in aller Welt sollte Trump kurz vor der Wahl 130 000 Dollar an eine Pornodarstellerin zahlen und diese Zahlung vertuschen? Doch ganz offensichtlich, um deren Aussage zu unterdrücken und so die Wahl zu beeinflussen.
  2. Die Ursachen für die kurzen Betten ist, dass die Leute früher in halb aufrechter Sitzposition schliefen. Zum Schlafen verwendeten sie mehrere Kissen, welche sie an das Kopfteil des Bettes platzierten, dagegen lehnten und so schliefen.

Antonyms

langlangatmigausführlichausgedehntlangelängerWeilerichtigwirklich

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 "kurz"?
"kurz" is spelled K-U-R-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \kʊrt͡s\.
What does "kurz" mean?
As an adjective, "kurz" means: Court, de petite longueur.
How do you pronounce "kurz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kurz" is \kʊrt͡s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kurz" come from?
"kurz" 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 "kurz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kuan#79,464kink#79,457leed#79,480kath#79,447

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list