Kostüm
German, noun/kɔsˈtyːm/
Kostüm is spelled K-O-S-T-Ü-M (6 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written German, the 8,702nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kostüm is a German neuter noun meaning “skirt suit (women’s business suit consisting of a skirt and jacket)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Damenkleidung, die aus Rock und Jacke besteht”.
What does Kostüm mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterskirt suit (women’s business suit consisting of a skirt and jacket)
- 2
neutercostume (outfit worn by an actor)
- 3
neutercostume, fancy dress (outfit worn for masquerade)
- 4
datedneutersynonym of Tracht (“traditional costume, characteristic dress”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Damenkleidung, die aus Rock und Jacke besteht 2. Verkleidung zum Beispiel für Schauspieler oder beim Karneval 3. Kleidung, die in einer vergangenen Epoche getragen wurde 4. Tracht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kostüm
- Kostüms genitive
- Kostümes genitive rare
- Kostüme plural
- Kostümchen diminutive neuter
- Kostümen dative definite plural
- Costüm alternative obsolete
- Costüme alternative obsolete
- Costume alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kostüm?
- /kɔsˈtyːm/
- [kɔsˈtyːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kostüm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kostüm in German?
Kostüm appears 7.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).