Gerichtskosten

[ɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌkɔstn̩]

/[ɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌkɔstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gerichtskosten” is uncommon German (frequency #52,883 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,883
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren entstehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerichtskosten · Gerichtskosten · German

Gerichtskosten · rank #52,883 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,883
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geplaudert

Nearest frequency peer: geplaudert (-1 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 „Gerichtskosten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gerichtskosten
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerichtskosten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌkɔstn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#52,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerichtskosten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gerichtskostenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geplaudert“ (#52,882), „Gesamtschulen“ (#52,884), „Generalkonsul“ (#52,881). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gerichtskosten“ bei #52,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gerichtskosten is uncommon German at frequency #52,883 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌkɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren entstehen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gerichtskosten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gerichtskosten, spelled G-E-R-I-C-H-T-S-K-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren entstehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wird die Prozesskostenhilfe in vollem Umfang bewilligt, werden die Gerichtskosten sowie die Anwaltsgebühren des eigenen Rechtsanwaltes nach dem Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz dann durch die Staatskasse getragen, wenn der Antragsteller den Prozess verliert.“

Synonyms

Prozesskosten

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 "Gerichtskosten"?
"Gerichtskosten" is spelled G-E-R-I-C-H-T-S-K-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌkɔstn̩].
What does "Gerichtskosten" mean?
As a noun, "Gerichtskosten" means: Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren entstehen
How do you pronounce "Gerichtskosten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerichtskosten" is [ɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌkɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerichtskosten" come from?
"Gerichtskosten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geisteszustand#52,877geisteskranken#52,876fünfundzwanzig#52,866Handwerkskunst#52,917

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list