Kosmos

/[ˈkɔsmɔs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,747

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Kosmos is aGermannoun. It means: das gesamte Weltall; das Universum Pronounced [ˈkɔsmɔs]. Often confused with Kokos.

Key facts for Kosmos
PropertyValue
HeadwordKosmos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔsmɔs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,747
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kosmos in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kosmos is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɔsmɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,747 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das gesamte Weltall; das Universum".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kosmos, with forms such as "kkosmos", "komsos", and "kosmmos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kokos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kosmos, spelled K-O-S-M-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das gesamte Weltall; das Universum

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkosmos,komsos,kosmmos,kosmoss,kosmso,kosoms,kossmos,ksomos,oksmos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kosmos

Misspelling Variants of "Kosmos"

kkosmos7komsos6kosmmos7kosmoss7kosmso6kosoms6kossmos7ksomos6
Misspelling Variants of "Kosmos"

Frequency rank: #12,747 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kosmos"?
"Kosmos" is spelled K-O-S-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔsmɔs].
What does "Kosmos" mean?
As a noun, "Kosmos" means: das gesamte Weltall; das Universum
What words are commonly confused with "Kosmos"?
"Kosmos" is commonly confused with "Kokos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kosmos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kosmos" is [ˈkɔsmɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kosmos" come from?
"Kosmos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.