Kostümen

[kɔsˈtyːmən]

/[kɔsˈtyːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kostümen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,134
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kostumen · Kostümen · German

Kostümen · rank #32,134 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,134
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kosmischen

Nearest frequency peer: kosmischen (-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 „Kostümen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kostümen“ 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).

Kostümen vs kosten
63% similar
Kostümen vs Kostüm
75% similar
Kostümen vs Kostüme
88% similar

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

Key facts for Kostümen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKostümen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔsˈtyːmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,134
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kostümen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kosmischen“ (#32,133), „Krawall“ (#32,135), „korrigiere“ (#32,132). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kostümen“ bei #32,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kostümen (IPA [kɔsˈtyːmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,134 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kostüm".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kostümen, with forms such as "kkostümen", "kosstümen", and "kostmüen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "kosten", "Kostüm", "Kostüme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kostümen, spelled K-O-S-T-Ü-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kostüm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkostümen
  • kosstümen
  • kostmüen
  • kosttümen
  • kostüemn
  • kostümenn
  • kostümmen
  • kostümne
  • kosütmen
  • kotsümen
  • ksotümen
  • okstümen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kostümen - 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.

kkostümen1kosstümen1kostmüen2kosttümen1kostüemn2kostümenn1kostümmen1kostümne2
Edit distance from "Kostümen"

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 "Kostümen"?
"Kostümen" is spelled K-O-S-T-Ü-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔsˈtyːmən].
What does "Kostümen" mean?
As a noun, "Kostümen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kostüm
What words are commonly confused with "Kostümen"?
"Kostümen" is commonly confused with "kosten", "Kostüm", "Kostüme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kostümen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kostümen" is [kɔsˈtyːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kostümen" come from?
"Kostümen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kopfüber#32,129Kufstein#32,139Kopfball#32,128Lamellen#32,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

korrigiere12 variantsKleriker12 variantsLaufwerk12 variantsIgnorant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list