kurzfristig

\ˈkʊʁt͡sfʁɪstɪç\

/\ˈkʊʁt͡sfʁɪstɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“kurzfristig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À court terme, de courte durée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kurzfristig · kurzfristig · French

kurzfristig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for kurzfristig
PropertyValue
Headwordkurzfristig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈkʊʁt͡sfʁɪstɪç\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kurzfristig » en français

kurzfristigreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kurzfristig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈkʊʁt͡sfʁɪstɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for kurzfristig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is kurzfristig, spelled K-U-R-Z-F-R-I-S-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    À court terme, de courte durée.
  2. 2
    À court terme : rapide, dans un bref délai, prompt, précipité, souvent aussi dans une perspective correspondant au sens 1.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kurzfristiges Denken ist des langfristigen Gewinns Feind.
  2. Für einen kurzfristigen Aufenthalt braucht es kein Visum.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kurzfristig"?
"kurzfristig" is spelled K-U-R-Z-F-R-I-S-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkʊʁt͡sfʁɪstɪç\.
What does "kurzfristig" mean?
As an adjective, "kurzfristig" means: À court terme, de courte durée.
How do you pronounce "kurzfristig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kurzfristig" is \ˈkʊʁt͡sfʁɪstɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kurzfristig" come from?
"kurzfristig" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list