Which to use
“kostenlosen” and “kostenloser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,739
- “kostenlosen” frequency rank
- #13,881
- “kostenloser” frequency rank
- 22620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostenlosen | kostenloser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos |
Where the eye mixes kostenlosen and kostenloser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kostenlosen and kostenloser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kostenlosen and kostenloser
A purely visual mix-up. kostenlosen ([ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩]) and kostenloser ([ˈkɔstn̩loːzɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “kostenlosen” becomes r in “kostenloser”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostenlosen is recorded at frequency rank #8,739, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩]. kostenloser is at rank #13,881, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstn̩loːzɐ].
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 22620, this pair ranks #1,871,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kostenlosen vs kostenloser
Shared letters: eklnost. Private to "kostenlosen": -. Private to "kostenloser": r.
"kostenlosen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "kostenloser" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kostenlosen ← kkostenlosen · kosetnlosen · kosstenlosen · kostelnosen · kostenllosen · kostenloesn · kostenlosenn · kostenlosne
- kostenloser ← kkostenloser · kosetnloser · kosstenloser · kostelnoser · kostenlloser · kostenloesr · kostenloserr · kostenlosre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kostenlosen" and "kostenloser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kostenlosen" or "kostenloser"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kostenlosen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kostenloser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kostenlosen" and "kostenloser" 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 #1,871,919 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.