Cosmopolitan

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The verdict

“Cosmopolitan” is uncommon German (frequency #67,102 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,102
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - herb-süßer Cocktail, dessen moderne Rezeptur aus Wodka, Triple Sec, Limetten- und Cranberrysaft besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-cosmopolitan · Cosmopolitan · German

Cosmopolitan · rank #67,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,102
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cristian

Nearest frequency peer: Cristian (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Cosmopolitan“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Cosmopolitan“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cosmopolitan
PropertyValue
HeadwordCosmopolitan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cosmopolitan“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Cosmopolitanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Cristian“ (#67,104), „croce“ (#67,105), „clearing“ (#67,097). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cosmopolitan“ bei #67,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cosmopolitan is uncommon German at frequency #67,102 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "herb-süßer Cocktail, dessen moderne Rezeptur aus Wodka, Triple Sec, Limetten- und Cranberrysaft besteht".

Cosmopolitan has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Cosmopolitan, spelled C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    herb-süßer Cocktail, dessen moderne Rezeptur aus Wodka, Triple Sec, Limetten- und Cranberrysaft besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Cosmopolitan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der offenbar unberührte Drink hatte den leichten Rosaton eines Cosmopolitans.“

This word in other languages

cosmopolitan(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cosmopolitan"?
"Cosmopolitan" is spelled C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Cosmopolitan" mean?
As a noun, "Cosmopolitan" means: herb-süßer Cocktail, dessen moderne Rezeptur aus Wodka, Triple Sec, Limetten- und Cranberrysaft besteht
How do you pronounce "Cosmopolitan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cosmopolitan" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cosmopolitan" come from?
"Cosmopolitan" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Cosmopolitan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dauereinsatz#67,111bewusstlosen#67,048Beinfreiheit#67,032ausgewogener#67,003

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list