Materialkosten

[mateˈʁi̯aːlˌkɔstn̩]

/[mateˈʁi̯aːlˌkɔstn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Materialkosten” is uncommon German (frequency #55,540 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,540
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kosten für das Material, aus dem ein Gegenstand besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-materialkosten · Materialkosten · German

Materialkosten · rank #55,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,540
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maskenball

Nearest frequency peer: Maskenball (-2 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 „Materialkosten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Materialkosten
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaterialkosten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mateˈʁi̯aːlˌkɔstn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#55,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Materialkosten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Materialkostenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Maskenball“ (#55,538), „Medikaments“ (#55,542), „mano“ (#55,536). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Materialkosten“ bei #55,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Materialkosten is uncommon German at frequency #55,540 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mateˈʁi̯aːlˌkɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kosten für das Material, aus dem ein Gegenstand besteht".

Materialkosten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Materialkosten, spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-K-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kosten für das Material, aus dem ein Gegenstand besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Materialkosten lassen sich relativ einfach aus den Lieferantenrechnungen für die unterschiedlichen Verbrauchsstoffe ermitteln.“
  2. „In der hierarchischen Betrachtung lassen sich die Herstellkosten in Materialkosten und Fertigungskosten aufteilen.“

Synonyms

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 "Materialkosten"?
"Materialkosten" is spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-K-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mateˈʁi̯aːlˌkɔstn̩].
What does "Materialkosten" mean?
As a noun, "Materialkosten" means: Kosten für das Material, aus dem ein Gegenstand besteht
How do you pronounce "Materialkosten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Materialkosten" is [mateˈʁi̯aːlˌkɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Materialkosten" come from?
"Materialkosten" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list