kosten
[ˈkɔstn̩]
The verdict
“kosten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #570. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #570
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - [jemandem] etwas (zum Beispiel in Form von Geld) wert sein, einen Wert oder bestimmten Preis haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-kosten · kosten · German
kosten · rank #570 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #570
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH helfen
Nearest frequency peer: helfen (-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 „kosten“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Freunde
Freunde
99,434 corpus weight
- helfen
helfen
99,432 corpus weight
- kosten
kosten
99,431 corpus weight
- könnten
könnten
99,430 corpus weight
- obwohl
obwohl
99,429 corpus weight
- sehe
sehe
99,428 corpus weight
What this shows „kosten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kosten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɔstn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #570 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kosten“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around kosten (IPA [ˈkɔstn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #570 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kosten, with forms such as "kkosten", "kosetn", and "kossten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Küste", "Köter", "kostet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kosten, spelled K-O-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1[jemandem] etwas (zum Beispiel in Form von Geld) wert sein, einen Wert oder bestimmten Preis haben
- 2etwas bringt jemanden um etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kosten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Vase hat ihn sehr viel Geld gekostet.
„Einen Heißluftballon erwarben französische Ballonfahrer für den Schnäppchenpreis von 6400 Euro - normalerweise kostet ein solches Fluggerät mehrere zehntausend Euro.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkosten
- kosetn
- kossten
- kostenn
- kostne
- kostten
- kotsen
- ksoten
- oksten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kosten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kosten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).