kostenlosen

Name: kostenlosen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩]

/[ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“kostenlosen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,739 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,739
frequency rank, German: 11
letters: 17
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

kostenlosen vs kostenloses

91% similar

kostenlosen vs kostenloser

91% similar

kostenlosen vs kostenlos

82% similar

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

Key facts for kostenlosen
Property	Value
Headword	kostenlosen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#8,739
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kostenlosen” 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). kostenlosen lands here:

#8,739

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kostenlosen is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,739 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for kostenlosen, with forms such as "kkostenlosen", "kosetnlosen", and "kosstenlosen". 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, "kostenloses", "kostenloser", "kostenlos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kostenlosen, spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkostenlosen,kosetnlosen,kosstenlosen,kostelnosen,kostenllosen,kostenloesn,kostenlosenn,kostenlosne,kostenlossen,kostenlsoen,kostennlosen,kostenolsen,kostnelosen,kosttenlosen,kotsenlosen,ksotenlosen,okstenlosen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kostenlosen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "kostenlosen"

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 "kostenlosen"?

"kostenlosen" is spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩].

What does "kostenlosen" mean?

As an adjective, "kostenlosen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kostenlos

What words are commonly confused with "kostenlosen"?

"kostenlosen" is commonly confused with "kostenloses", "kostenloser", "kostenlos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "kostenlosen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kostenlosen" is [ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "kostenlosen" come from?

"kostenlosen" 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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Using “kostenlosen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is K-O-S-T-E-N-L-O-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈkɔstn̩loːzn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “kostenloses” - see the side-by-side comparison. kostenlosen vs kostenloses
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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.