Kürzung
\ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ\
The verdict
“Kürzung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réduction, diminution, baisse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kurzung · Kürzung · French
Kürzung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kürzung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kürzung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkʏʁt͡sʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réduction, diminution, baisse.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kürzung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Kürzung, spelled K-Ü-R-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Réduction, diminution, baisse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kürzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«In der aktuellen Lage braucht es keine kurzsichtigen Kürzungen mit langfristigen Folgekosten», sagt SP-Nationalrätin Ursula Zybach
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.