Which to use
“koste” is a verb and “Kotze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,800
- “koste” frequency rank
- #24,411
- “Kotze” frequency rank
- 47211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | koste | Kotze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kosen | das Erbrochene |
Where the eye mixes koste and Kotze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. koste and Kotze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: koste vs Kotze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: koste is [ˈkoːstə] while Kotze is [ˈkɔt͡sə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
koste is recorded at frequency rank #22,800, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoːstə]. Kotze is at rank #24,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔt͡sə].
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 47211, this pair ranks #1,292,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of koste vs Kotze
Shared letters: ekot. Private to "koste": s. Private to "Kotze": z.
"koste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Kotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "koste" and "Kotze" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "koste" or "Kotze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "koste" and "Kotze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "koste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kotze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,292,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "koste" and "Kotze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kölle vs Kotze". 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 #1,292,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.