Kosmetik
[kɔsˈmeːtɪk]
The verdict
“Kosmetik” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,676
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung oder Vergrößerung der Schönheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-kosmetik · Kosmetik · German
Kosmetik · rank #15,676 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #15,676
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH koordiniert
Nearest frequency peer: koordiniert (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kosmetik”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kommuniziert
kommuniziert
84,328 corpus weight
- Konferenzen
Konferenzen
84,327 corpus weight
- koordiniert
koordiniert
84,326 corpus weight
- Kosmetik
Kosmetik
84,325 corpus weight
- krasser
krasser
84,324 corpus weight
- Krawatte
Krawatte
84,323 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kosmetik” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kosmetik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔsˈmeːtɪk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #15,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kosmetik” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kosmetik (IPA [kɔsˈmeːtɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,676 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kosmetik, with forms such as "kkosmetik", "komsetik", and "kosemtik". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "kosmetika", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kosmetik, spelled K-O-S-M-E-T-I-K.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung oder Vergrößerung der Schönheit
- 2Produkt, das man für [1] benutzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kosmetik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kosmetik will das Körperäußere verschönern und pflegen und ist abhängig vom jeweiligen Kulturverständnis eines Volkes“
„Norette, das Zweitmädchen, war bei Mutter im Schlafzimmer, servierte ihr das Frühstück und besprach mit ihr Garderobe und Kosmetik.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkosmetik
- komsetik
- kosemtik
- kosmeitk
- kosmetikk
- kosmetki
- kosmettik
- kosmmetik
- kosmteik
- kossmetik
- ksometik
- oksmetik
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kosmetik - 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.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kosmetik", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "kosmetika". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #15,676 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.