Grenzkosten

[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌkɔstn̩]

/[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌkɔstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grenzkosten” is uncommon German (frequency #84,047 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,047
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kosten, die bei Vermehrung der Produktionsmenge um eine Einheit entstehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenzkosten · Grenzkosten · German

Grenzkosten · rank #84,047 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,047
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grenzüberschr…

Nearest frequency peer: grenzüberschreitender (+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 „Grenzkosten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grenzkosten
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrenzkosten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌkɔstn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#84,047
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grenzkosten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grenzkostenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grenzüberschreitender“ (#84,048), „grassierenden“ (#84,045), „Grizzlys“ (#84,049). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grenzkosten“ bei #84,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grenzkosten is uncommon German at frequency #84,047 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌkɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kosten, die bei Vermehrung der Produktionsmenge um eine Einheit entstehen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Grenzkosten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Grenzkosten, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-K-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kosten, die bei Vermehrung der Produktionsmenge um eine Einheit entstehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Grenzkosten sind die 1. Ableitung der Kostenfunktion.
  2. „Die letzten Gebote gibt es für die teuersten Kraftwerke, die mit den höchsten Grenzkosten: in der Regel Gaskraftwerke.“

Synonyms

Marginalkosten

This word in other languages

coût marginal(Français)

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 "Grenzkosten"?
"Grenzkosten" is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-K-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌkɔstn̩].
What does "Grenzkosten" mean?
As a noun, "Grenzkosten" means: Kosten, die bei Vermehrung der Produktionsmenge um eine Einheit entstehen
How do you pronounce "Grenzkosten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grenzkosten" is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌkɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grenzkosten" come from?
"Grenzkosten" 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 "Grenzkosten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list