Kosinus
[ˈkoːzinʊs]
The verdict
“Kosinus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Funktion, die in der Trigonometrie eine zentrale Rolle spielt und das Verhältnis der Länge der Ankathete zur Länge der Hypotenuse in einem rechtwinkligen Dreieck angibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kosinus · Kosinus · German
Kosinus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kosinus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːzinʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kosinus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kosinus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːzinʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Funktion, die in der Trigonometrie eine zentrale Rolle spielt und das Verhältnis der Länge der Ankathete zur Länge der Hypotenuse in einem rechtwinkligen Dreieck angibt".
Kosinus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kosinus, spelled K-O-S-I-N-U-S.
Definition
- 1eine Funktion, die in der Trigonometrie eine zentrale Rolle spielt und das Verhältnis der Länge der Ankathete zur Länge der Hypotenuse in einem rechtwinkligen Dreieck angibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kosinus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kosinus eines Winkels von 60 Grad ist 0,5.
Im rechtwinkligen Dreieck ist der Kosinus eines Winkels das Verhältnis seiner Ankathete und der Hypotenuse.
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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.