kostbarste

[ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯stə]

/[ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯stə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kostbarste” is uncommon German (frequency #85,471 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,471
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

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

Key facts for kostbarste
PropertyValue
Headwordkostbarste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯stə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kostbarste” 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). kostbarste lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kostbarste is uncommon German at frequency #85,471 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for kostbarste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kostbarste, spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs 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 "kostbarste"?
"kostbarste" is spelled K-O-S-T-B-A-R-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯stə].
What does "kostbarste" mean?
As an adjective, "kostbarste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs kostbar
How do you pronounce "kostbarste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kostbarste" is [ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kostbarste" come from?
"kostbarste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “kostbarste”

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-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯stə] (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