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“kostenloser” and “kostenloses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,881
- “kostenloser” frequency rank
- #12,524
- “kostenloses” frequency rank
- 26405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostenloser | kostenloses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos |
Where the eye mixes kostenloser and kostenloses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kostenloser and kostenloses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kostenloser vs kostenloses
A purely visual mix-up. kostenloser ([ˈkɔstn̩loːzɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “kostenloser” becomes s in “kostenloses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostenloser is recorded at frequency rank #13,881, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstn̩loːzɐ]. 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 26405, this pair ranks #1,818,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kostenloser vs kostenloses
Shared letters: eklnost. Private to "kostenloser": r. Private to "kostenloses": -.
"kostenloser" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "kostenloses" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kostenloser ← kkostenloser · kosetnloser · kosstenloser · kostelnoser · kostenlloser · kostenloesr · kostenloserr · kostenlosre
- kostenloses ← kkostenloses · kosetnloses · kosstenloses · kostelnoses · kostenlloses · kostenloess · kostenlosess · kostenlosses
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "kostenloser" 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 #1,818,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kostenloser" and "kostenloses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kostenlosen vs kostenloser". 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 #1,818,637 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.