# kost vs Kurt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### kost
*verb · IPA [koːst] · frequency rank #13,418*
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen

### Kurt
*name · IPA [kʊʁt] · frequency rank #3,753*
männlicher Vorname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kost-vs-kurt