Which to use
“kostbare” and “kostbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,671
- “kostbare” frequency rank
- #26,075
- “kostbaren” frequency rank
- 47746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostbare | kostbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar |
Where the eye mixes kostbare and kostbaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kostbare runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against kostbaren's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kostbare vs kostbaren
A purely visual mix-up. kostbare ([ˈkɔstbaːʁə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “kostbare” sits inside “kostbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostbare is recorded at frequency rank #21,671, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstbaːʁə]. 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 47746, this pair ranks #1,273,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kostbare vs kostbaren
Shared letters: abekorst. Private to "kostbare": -. Private to "kostbaren": n.
"kostbare" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "kostbaren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kostbare" and "kostbaren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kostbare" or "kostbaren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kostbare" and "kostbaren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kostbare" 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 #1,273,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kostbare" and "kostbaren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kostbar vs kostbaren". 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 #1,273,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.