Which to use
“kommst” and “kost” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,162
- “kommst” frequency rank
- #13,418
- “kost” frequency rank
- 15580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommst | kost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen |
Where the eye mixes kommst and kost
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kommst runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against kost's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kommst and kost
A purely visual mix-up. kommst ([kɔmst]) and kost ([koːst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommst is recorded at frequency rank #2,162, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔmst]. kost is at rank #13,418, tagged as averb, pronounced [koːst].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15580, this pair ranks #1,942,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kommst vs kost
Shared letters: kost. Private to "kommst": m. Private to "kost": -.
"kommst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "kost" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kommst" and "kost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kommst" or "kost" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kommst" and "kost" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,942,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommst" and "kost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kost vs krönt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,942,748 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.