Kosename

[ˈkoːzəˌnaːmə]

/[ˈkoːzəˌnaːmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kosename” is uncommon German (frequency #97,256 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,256
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - liebevolle Namen für Menschen, die man mag, liebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kosename · Kosename · German

Kosename · rank #97,256 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,256
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kraul

Nearest frequency peer: kraul (+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 „Kosename“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kosename
PropertyValue
HeadwordKosename
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːzəˌnaːmə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,256
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kosename“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kraul“ (#97,257), „Kopfrechnen“ (#97,254), „krav“ (#97,258). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kosename“ bei #97,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kosename is uncommon German at frequency #97,256 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːzəˌnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "liebevolle Namen für Menschen, die man mag, liebt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kosename, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kosename, spelled K-O-S-E-N-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    liebevolle Namen für Menschen, die man mag, liebt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich gebe meiner Frau Kosenamen.
  2. „Stark gefühlsbetonte Äußerungen, dazu zählen Flüche, Beschimpfungen, Spott- und Spitznamen, aber auch Kosenamen, sind in einer Fremdsprache nicht leicht zu handhaben.“

Antonyms

Schimpfwort

This word in other languages

pet name(English)diminutif(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 "Kosename"?
"Kosename" is spelled K-O-S-E-N-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːzəˌnaːmə].
What does "Kosename" mean?
As a noun, "Kosename" means: liebevolle Namen für Menschen, die man mag, liebt
How do you pronounce "Kosename"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kosename" is [ˈkoːzəˌnaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kosename" come from?
"Kosename" 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 "Kosename", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

krächzen#97,265Kälbchen#97,278Laterale#97,295leidigen#97,305

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list