kostenlos

[ˈkɔstn̩loːs]

/[ˈkɔstn̩loːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“kostenlos” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,517
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mit Kosten verbunden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostenlos · kostenlos · German

kostenlos · rank #1,517 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,517
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH jährige

Nearest frequency peer: jährige (-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 „kostenlos“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kostenlos“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kostenlos vs kostenlose
90% similar
kostenlos vs kostenlosen
82% similar
kostenlos vs kostenloses
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kostenlos
PropertyValue
Headwordkostenlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɔstn̩loːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,517
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kostenlos“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kostenlosliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jährige“ (#1,516), „Krankenhaus“ (#1,518), „grün“ (#1,515). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kostenlos“ bei #1,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around kostenlos (IPA [ˈkɔstn̩loːs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,517 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht mit Kosten verbunden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for kostenlos, with forms such as "kkostenlos", "kosetnlos", and "kosstenlos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "kostenlose", "kostenlosen", "kostenloses", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kostenlos, spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mit Kosten verbunden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Informationsprospekte sind kostenlos erhältlich.
  2. Dort erhalten Sie kostenlose Informationsprospekte.

Synonyms

freifür laugebührenfreigeschenktgratiskostenfreiumsonstunentgeltlichzum Nulltarif

Antonyms

kostenpflichtig

This word in other languages

free(English)gratuito(Español)gratuit(Français)gratuito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkostenlos
  • kosetnlos
  • kosstenlos
  • kostelnos
  • kostenllos
  • kostenloss
  • kostenlso
  • kostennlos
  • kostenols
  • kostnelos
  • kosttenlos
  • kotsenlos
  • ksotenlos
  • okstenlos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kostenlos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkostenlos1kosetnlos2kosstenlos1kostelnos2kostenllos1kostenloss1kostenlso2kostennlos1
Edit distance from "kostenlos"

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 "kostenlos"?
"kostenlos" is spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstn̩loːs].
What does "kostenlos" mean?
As an adjective, "kostenlos" means: nicht mit Kosten verbunden
What words are commonly confused with "kostenlos"?
"kostenlos" is commonly confused with "kostenlose", "kostenlosen", "kostenloses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kostenlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kostenlos" is [ˈkɔstn̩loːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kostenlos" come from?
"kostenlos" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Flughafen#1,512wichtiger#1,531bestimmte#1,502allgemein#1,501

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Demokratie14 variantsbestimmten14 variantsallgemeinen14 variantsAnschluss14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list