Küste

[ˈkʏstə]

/[ˈkʏstə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Küste” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,978
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuste · Küste · German

Küste · rank #3,978 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,978
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kleid

Nearest frequency peer: Kleid (-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 „Küste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Küste“ 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).

Küste vs Küsten
83% similar
Küste vs Küster
83% similar
Küste vs Kutter
50% similar

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

Key facts for Küste
PropertyValue
HeadwordKüste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʏstə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,978
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Küste“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kleid“ (#3,977), „Landtag“ (#3,979), „Kim“ (#3,976). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Küste“ bei #3,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Küste (IPA [ˈkʏstə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,978 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Küste, with forms such as "kküste", "ksüte", and "küset". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Küsten", "Küster", "Kutter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Küste, spelled K-Ü-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie gingen an der Küste entlang.
  2. Vier Wochen nachdem sich ein Wal in London verirrt hatte, strandete ein toter Wal an der belgischen Küste.

Synonyms

MeeresuferSeekanteSeeuferStrand

Antonyms

Binnenland

This word in other languages

coast(English)costa(Español)côte(Français)costa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kküste
  • ksüte
  • küset
  • küstte
  • kütse
  • ükste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Küste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kküste1ksüte2küset2küstte1kütse2ükste2
Edit distance from "Küste"

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 "Küste"?
"Küste" is spelled K-Ü-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏstə].
What does "Küste" mean?
As a noun, "Küste" means: Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer
What words are commonly confused with "Küste"?
"Küste" is commonly confused with "Küsten", "Küster", "Kutter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Küste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Küste" is [ˈkʏstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Küste" come from?
"Küste" 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 "Küste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kleid#3,977Kabel#3,975Marco#3,981Pizza#3,987

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

lädt6 variantsgrab6 variantsarena6 variantsfuck6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list