Which to use
“köstliches” and “künstliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,030
- “köstliches” frequency rank
- #30,659
- “künstliches” frequency rank
- 79689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | köstliches | künstliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs köstlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs künstlich |
Where the eye mixes köstliches and künstliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. köstliches runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against künstliches's 11 (CVCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between köstliches and künstliches
A purely visual mix-up. köstliches ([ˈkœstlɪçəs]) and künstliches ([ˈkʏnstlɪçəs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
köstliches is recorded at frequency rank #49,030, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkœstlɪçəs]. künstliches is at rank #30,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnstlɪçəs].
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 79689, this pair ranks #211,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of köstliches vs künstliches
Shared letters: cehiklst. Private to "köstliches": ö. Private to "künstliches": nü.
"köstliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "künstliches" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "köstliches" and "künstliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "köstliches" or "künstliches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "köstliches" and "künstliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "köstliches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "künstliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "köstliches" and "künstliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "köstlichen vs köstliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #211,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.