kosen
[ˈkoːzn̩]
The verdict
“kosen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zärtlich jemanden streicheln, liebevoll zu jemandem sein, Zärtlichkeiten mit jemandem austauschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kosen · kosen · German
kosen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kosen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkoːzn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kosen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kosen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkoːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zärtlich jemanden streicheln, liebevoll zu jemandem sein, Zärtlichkeiten mit jemandem austauschen".
No misspelling variants are generated for kosen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kosen, spelled K-O-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1zärtlich jemanden streicheln, liebevoll zu jemandem sein, Zärtlichkeiten mit jemandem austauschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kosen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und wir waren auch am liebsten allein. Nicht etwa, um, wie die anderen vermutlich glaubten, in Honigmondesart zu schäkern und zu kosen – dazu waren wir doch nicht ‚neuvermählt‘ genug; aber weil wir im gegenseitigen Umgang die meiste Befriedigung fanden.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.