kostbares

[ˈkɔstbaːʁəs]

/[ˈkɔstbaːʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“kostbares” is uncommon German (frequency #50,639 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,639
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostbares · kostbares · German

kostbares · rank #50,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,639
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kontos

Nearest frequency peer: Kontos (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kostbares“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kostbares“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kostbares
PropertyValue
Headwordkostbares
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɔstbaːʁəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kostbares“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kostbaresfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kontos“ (#50,638), „Kriegerdenkmal“ (#50,640), „konkurriert“ (#50,637). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kostbares“ bei #50,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kostbares is uncommon German at frequency #50,639 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɔstbaːʁəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

kostbares has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kostbares, spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum 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 "kostbares"?
"kostbares" is spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstbaːʁəs].
What does "kostbares" mean?
As an adjective, "kostbares" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostbar
How do you pronounce "kostbares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kostbares" is [ˈkɔstbaːʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kostbares" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kleidchen#50,630Kernkraft#50,624Leidwesen#50,665integrale#50,606

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list