kostbaren

[ˈkɔstbaːʁən]

/[ˈkɔstbaːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“kostbaren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,075
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostbaren · kostbaren · German

kostbaren · rank #26,075 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,075
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH korrupte

Nearest frequency peer: korrupte (-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 „kostbaren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kostbaren“ 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).

kostbaren vs kostbar
78% similar
kostbaren vs kostbare
89% similar

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

Key facts for kostbaren
PropertyValue
Headwordkostbaren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɔstbaːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,075
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kostbaren“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „korrupte“ (#26,074), „Kriegsverbrecher“ (#26,077), „Kontaktlinsen“ (#26,072). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kostbaren“ bei #26,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around kostbaren (IPA [ˈkɔstbaːʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,075 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for kostbaren, with forms such as "kkostbaren", "kosbtaren", and "kosstbaren". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "kostbar", "kostbare", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kostbaren, spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkostbaren
  • kosbtaren
  • kosstbaren
  • kostabren
  • kostbaern
  • kostbarenn
  • kostbarne
  • kostbarren
  • kostbbaren
  • kostbraen
  • kosttbaren
  • kotsbaren
  • ksotbaren
  • okstbaren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kostbaren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkostbaren1kosbtaren2kosstbaren1kostabren2kostbaern2kostbarenn1kostbarne2kostbarren1
Edit distance from "kostbaren"

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 "kostbaren"?
"kostbaren" is spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstbaːʁən].
What does "kostbaren" mean?
As an adjective, "kostbaren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
What words are commonly confused with "kostbaren"?
"kostbaren" is commonly confused with "kostbar", "kostbare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kostbaren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kostbaren" is [ˈkɔstbaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kostbaren" come from?
"kostbaren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Kaufbeuren14 variantsLiquidität14 variantsGenitalien14 variantsgebrochene14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list