kost

[koːst]

/[koːst]/ verb

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The verdict

“kost” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,418
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kost · kost · German

kost · rank #13,418 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,418
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kooperieren

Nearest frequency peer: kooperieren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kost“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kost“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kost vs KT
0% similar
kost vs kot
75% similar
kost vs KSK
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kost
PropertyValue
Headwordkost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koːst]
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,418
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kost“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kostliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kooperieren“ (#13,417), „Krönung“ (#13,419), „konstruktive“ (#13,416). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kost“ bei #13,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kost (IPA [koːst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,418 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kost, with forms such as "kkost", "kosst", and "kostt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KT", "kot", "KSK", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kost, spelled K-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkost
  • kosst
  • kostt
  • kots
  • ksot
  • okst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kost - 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.

kkost1kosst1kostt1kots2ksot2okst2
Edit distance from "kost"

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 "kost"?
"kost" is spelled K-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [koːst].
What does "kost" mean?
As a verb, "kost" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kosen
What words are commonly confused with "kost"?
"kost" is commonly confused with "KT", "kot", "KSK". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kost" is [koːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kost" come from?
"kost" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kost", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kent#13,409Keks#13,408lobt#13,428jagt#13,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Küsse6 variantsleide6 variantspony6 variantsSatan6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list