Kostenerstattung

[ˈkɔstn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌʃtatʊŋ]

/[ˈkɔstn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌʃtatʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kostenerstattung” is uncommon German (frequency #79,406 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,406
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erstattung der Kosten

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostenerstattung · Kostenerstattung · German

Kostenerstattung · rank #79,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,406
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH KPCh

Nearest frequency peer: KPCh (+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 „Kostenerstattung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kostenerstattung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKostenerstattung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔstn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌʃtatʊŋ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#79,406
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kostenerstattung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kostenerstattungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „KPCh“ (#79,407), „Kors“ (#79,404), „kredenzt“ (#79,408). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kostenerstattung“ bei #79,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kostenerstattung is uncommon German at frequency #79,406 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔstn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌʃtatʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erstattung der Kosten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kostenerstattung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kostenerstattung, spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-E-R-S-T-A-T-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erstattung der Kosten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kostenerstattung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Lufthansa hat keinen Anspruch auf Kostenerstattung für die zur Terrorabwehr eingesetzten Bundespolizisten in ihren Flugzeugen.“

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 "Kostenerstattung"?
"Kostenerstattung" is spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-E-R-S-T-A-T-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌʃtatʊŋ].
What does "Kostenerstattung" mean?
As a noun, "Kostenerstattung" means: Erstattung der Kosten
How do you pronounce "Kostenerstattung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kostenerstattung" is [ˈkɔstn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌʃtatʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kostenerstattung" come from?
"Kostenerstattung" 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 "Kostenerstattung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list