kostbarer

[ˈkɔstbaːʁɐ]

/[ˈkɔstbaːʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“kostbarer” is uncommon German (frequency #59,808 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,808
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar

Key facts for kostbarer
PropertyValue
Headwordkostbarer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɔstbaːʁɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kostbarer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kostbarer lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kostbarer is uncommon German at frequency #59,808 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɔstbaːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

kostbarer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 kostbarer, spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar

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 "kostbarer"?
"kostbarer" is spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstbaːʁɐ].
What does "kostbarer" mean?
As an adjective, "kostbarer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
How do you pronounce "kostbarer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kostbarer" is [ˈkɔstbaːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kostbarer" come from?
"kostbarer" 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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Using “kostbarer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-S-T-B-A-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɔstbaːʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list