Which to use
“kostet” and “kosteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,603
- “kostet” frequency rank
- #35,878
- “kosteten” frequency rank
- 37481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostet | kosteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kosen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kosten |
Where the eye mixes kostet and kosteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kostet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against kosteten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kostet vs kosteten
A purely visual mix-up. kostet ([ˈkoːstət]) and kosteten ([ˈkɔstətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “kostet” sits inside “kosteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostet is recorded at frequency rank #1,603, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoːstət]. kosteten is at rank #35,878, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔstətn̩].
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 37481, this pair ranks #1,589,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kostet vs kosteten
Shared letters: ekost. Private to "kostet": -. Private to "kosteten": n.
"kostet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kosteten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kostet" for "kosteten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kostet" vs "kosteten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kostet" and "kosteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kostet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kosteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kostet" and "kosteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kontexten vs kosteten". 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 #1,589,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.