Which to use
“kostbar” and “kostbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,488
- “kostbar” frequency rank
- #26,075
- “kostbaren” frequency rank
- 52563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostbar | kostbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das ideell oder real sehr wertvoll oder teuer ist | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar |
Where the eye mixes kostbar and kostbaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kostbar runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against kostbaren's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kostbar vs kostbaren
A purely visual mix-up. kostbar ([ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯]) and kostbaren ([ˈkɔstbaːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “kostbar” sits inside “kostbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostbar is recorded at frequency rank #26,488, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯]. kostbaren is at rank #26,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstbaːʁən].
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 52563, this pair ranks #1,091,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kostbar vs kostbaren
Shared letters: abkorst. Private to "kostbar": -. Private to "kostbaren": en.
"kostbar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "kostbaren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kostbar" and "kostbaren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kostbar" or "kostbaren"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kostbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kostbaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,091,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kostbar" and "kostbaren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kostbar vs kostbare". 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 #1,091,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.