Which to use
“kostete” and “kosteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,754
- “kostete” frequency rank
- #35,878
- “kosteten” frequency rank
- 45632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostete | kosteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kosten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kosten |
Where the eye mixes kostete and kosteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses kostete with kosteten
A purely visual mix-up. kostete ([ˈkɔstətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “kostete” sits inside “kosteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostete is recorded at frequency rank #9,754, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔstətə]. 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 45632, this pair ranks #1,346,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kostete vs kosteten
Shared letters: ekost. Private to "kostete": -. Private to "kosteten": n.
"kostete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "kosteten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kostete" and "kosteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kostete" or "kosteten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kostete" and "kosteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kostete" 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 #1,346,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kostete" 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 #1,346,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.