Which to use
“kostenlose” and “kostenloses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,628
- “kostenlose” frequency rank
- #12,524
- “kostenloses” frequency rank
- 17152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostenlose | kostenloses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos |
Where the eye mixes kostenlose and kostenloses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kostenlose runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against kostenloses's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kostenlose vs kostenloses
A purely visual mix-up. kostenlose ([ˈkɔstn̩loːzə]) and kostenloses ([ˈkɔstn̩loːzəs]) 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) - “kostenlose” sits inside “kostenloses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostenlose is recorded at frequency rank #4,628, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstn̩loːzə]. kostenloses is at rank #12,524, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstn̩loːzəs].
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 17152, this pair ranks #1,929,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kostenlose vs kostenloses
Shared letters: eklnost. Private to "kostenlose": -. Private to "kostenloses": -.
"kostenlose" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "kostenloses" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kostenlose ← kkostenlose · kosetnlose · kosstenlose · kostelnose · kostenllose · kostenloes · kostenlosse · kostenlsoe
- kostenloses ← kkostenloses · kosetnloses · kosstenloses · kostelnoses · kostenlloses · kostenloess · kostenlosess · kostenlosses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kostenlose" for "kostenloses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kostenlose" vs "kostenloses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kostenlose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kostenloses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kostenlose" and "kostenloses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kostenloser vs kostenloses". 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 #1,929,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.