Kostensteigerung

[ˈkɔstn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈkɔstn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostensteigerung · Kostensteigerung · German

Kostensteigerung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 Kostensteigerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKostensteigerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔstn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kostensteigerung“ im Deutschen

Kostensteigerungliegt 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

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

Kostensteigerung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kostensteigerung, spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erhöhung von Kosten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Verzögerung wie auch die Kostensteigerung haben erhebliche Auswirkungen auf den Haushalt Kasachstans.“

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 "Kostensteigerung"?
"Kostensteigerung" is spelled K-O-S-T-E-N-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ].
What does "Kostensteigerung" mean?
As a noun, "Kostensteigerung" means: Erhöhung von Kosten
How do you pronounce "Kostensteigerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kostensteigerung" is [ˈkɔstn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kostensteigerung" come from?
"Kostensteigerung" 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