Kiosk

/[ˈkiːɔsk]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,180

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

Kiosk is aGermannoun. It means: nach mehreren Seiten offener, freistehender Bau Pronounced [ˈkiːɔsk]. Often confused with KSK and kos.

Key facts for Kiosk
PropertyValue
HeadwordKiosk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkiːɔsk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,180
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kiosk in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kiosk is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkiːɔsk]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,180 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kiosk, with forms such as "ikosk", "kioks", and "kioskk". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "KSK", "kos", "kost", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kiosk, spelled K-I-O-S-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach mehreren Seiten offener, freistehender Bau
  2. 2
    Laden zum Verkauf von Kleinigkeiten

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ikosk,kioks,kioskk,kiossk,kisok,kkiosk,koisk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kiosk

Misspelling Variants of "Kiosk"

ikosk5kioks5kioskk6kiossk6kisok5kkiosk6koisk5
Misspelling Variants of "Kiosk"

Frequency rank: #13,180 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kiosk"?
"Kiosk" is spelled K-I-O-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːɔsk].
What does "Kiosk" mean?
As a noun, "Kiosk" means: nach mehreren Seiten offener, freistehender Bau
What words are commonly confused with "Kiosk"?
"Kiosk" is commonly confused with "KSK", "kos", "kost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kiosk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kiosk" is [ˈkiːɔsk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kiosk" come from?
"Kiosk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.