Kostenkalkulation

[ˈkɔstn̩kalkulaˌt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈkɔstn̩kalkulaˌt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Kostenkalkulation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostenkalkulation · Kostenkalkulation · German

Kostenkalkulation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Kostenkalkulation
PropertyValue
HeadwordKostenkalkulation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔstn̩kalkulaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kostenkalkulation“ im Deutschen

Kostenkalkulationliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kostenkalkulation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔstn̩kalkulaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Berechnung von Kosten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kostenkalkulation, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kostenkalkulation, spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-K-A-L-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berechnung von Kosten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Am Ende des darauf folgenden Tages, ohne irgendwas auf Papier zu haben, kein Treatment, nicht ein einziges Wort des Drehbuchs, von einer Kostenkalkulation ganz zu schweigen, hatten sie das Ding in trockenen Tüchern.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kostenkalkulation"?
"Kostenkalkulation" is spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-K-A-L-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstn̩kalkulaˌt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Kostenkalkulation" mean?
As a noun, "Kostenkalkulation" means: Berechnung von Kosten
How do you pronounce "Kostenkalkulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kostenkalkulation" is [ˈkɔstn̩kalkulaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kostenkalkulation" come from?
"Kostenkalkulation" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list