Kostproben

[ˈkɔstˌpʁoːbn̩]

/[ˈkɔstˌpʁoːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kostproben” is uncommon German (frequency #89,168 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,168
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kostprobe

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostproben · Kostproben · German

Kostproben · rank #89,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,168
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kopfstand

Nearest frequency peer: Kopfstand (-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 „Kostproben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kostproben
PropertyValue
HeadwordKostproben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔstˌpʁoːbn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kostproben“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kopfstand“ (#89,167), „Kopfnuss“ (#89,166), „Krampfadern“ (#89,170). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kostproben“ bei #89,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kostproben is uncommon German at frequency #89,168 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔstˌpʁoːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kostproben in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kostproben, spelled K-O-S-T-P-R-O-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kostprobe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kostprobe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kostprobe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kostprobe

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 "Kostproben"?
"Kostproben" is spelled K-O-S-T-P-R-O-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔstˌpʁoːbn̩].
What does "Kostproben" mean?
As a noun, "Kostproben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kostprobe
How do you pronounce "Kostproben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kostproben" is [ˈkɔstˌpʁoːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kyrillisch#89,193kümmerlich#89,196Jugendchor#89,131Laufbahnen#89,208

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list