Which to use
“kostspielig” and “kostspielige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,279
- “kostspielig” frequency rank
- #43,303
- “kostspielige” frequency rank
- 78582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kostspielig | kostspielige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | viele Kosten verursachend; viel Geld kostend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostspielig |
Where the eye mixes kostspielig and kostspielige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses kostspielig with kostspielige
A purely visual mix-up. kostspielig ([ˈkɔstˌʃpiːlɪç]) and kostspielige ([ˈkɔstˌʃpiːlɪɡə]) 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) - “kostspielig” sits inside “kostspielige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kostspielig is recorded at frequency rank #35,279, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstˌʃpiːlɪç]. kostspielige is at rank #43,303, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔstˌʃpiːlɪɡə].
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 78582, this pair ranks #235,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kostspielig vs kostspielige
Shared letters: egiklopst. Private to "kostspielig": -. Private to "kostspielige": -.
"kostspielig" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC · "kostspielige" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kostspielig ← kkostspielig · kosstpielig · kosstspielig · kostpsielig · kostsipelig · kostspeilig · kostspieilg · kostspielgi
- kostspielige ← kkostspielige · kosstpielige · kosstspielige · kostpsielige · kostsipelige · kostspeilige · kostspieilge · kostspielgie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kostspielig" and "kostspielige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kostspielig" or "kostspielige"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kostspielig" and "kostspielige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kostspielig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kostspielige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #235,060 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.