Kosmetikum
[kɔsˈmeːtikʊm]
The verdict
“Kosmetikum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Substanz oder Produkt zur Körperpflege beziehungsweise zur Erhaltung oder Vergrößerung der Schönheit
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Index DE-kosmetikum · Kosmetikum · German
Kosmetikum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kosmetikum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔsˈmeːtikʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kosmetikum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kosmetikum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔsˈmeːtikʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Substanz oder Produkt zur Körperpflege beziehungsweise zur Erhaltung oder Vergrößerung der Schönheit".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kosmetikum, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kosmetikum, spelled K-O-S-M-E-T-I-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1Substanz oder Produkt zur Körperpflege beziehungsweise zur Erhaltung oder Vergrößerung der Schönheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kosmetikum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ob es sich nun um den Honig oder das berühmte Gelée royale handelt, das die Bienen ihren Königinnenlarven füttern und das bei uns für Arzneimittel und Kosmetika sehr begehrt ist – in Ägypten wurden die Erzeugnisse der Bienen als rar und wertvoll angesehen.“
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.