Kiosk

Name: Kiosk, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkiːɔsk]

/[ˈkiːɔsk]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Kiosk” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,180
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach mehreren Seiten offener, freistehender Bau

Corpus desk

Index DE-kiosk · Kiosk · German

Kiosk · rank #13,180 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

FREQ-MID #13,180
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Kinderwagen

Nearest frequency peer: Kinderwagen (-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.

Kakao

86,824
Kampagnen

86,823
Kinderwagen

86,822
Kiosk

86,821
Kitas

86,820
klickt

86,819

What this shows „Kiosk“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kiosk vs KSK

20% similar

Kiosk vs kos

40% similar

Kiosk vs kost

40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kiosk
Property	Value
Headword	Kiosk
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkiːɔsk]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#13,180
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	15
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kiosk“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kioskliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#13,180

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kinderwagen“ (#13,179), „Kitas“ (#13,181), „Kampagnen“ (#13,178). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kiosk“ bei #13,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kiosk (IPA [ˈkiːɔsk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,180 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kiosk, with forms such as "ikosk", "kioks", and "kioskk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Kiosk, spelled K-I-O-S-K.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Dazu gehörten ein Maurischer Kiosk, eine Indische Fischerhütte, ein Indisches Zelt, ein See und zahlreiche exotische Pflanzen.
„Rechts vorn ist ein Kiosk errichtet.“

Synonyms

Salettl Trafik

This word in other languages

kiosk(English)kiosco(Español)kiosque(Français)quiosque(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ikosk
kioks
kioskk
kiossk
kisok
kkiosk
koisk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kiosk - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Kiosk"

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 "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'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 "Kiosk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kitas#13,181 Kakao#13,177 Jules#13,175 kühle#13,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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