Mehrkosten
[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkɔstn̩]
The verdict
“Mehrkosten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,626
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kosten, die zusätzlich entstehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mehrkosten · Mehrkosten · German
Mehrkosten · rank #18,626 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,626
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Meere
Nearest frequency peer: Meere (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mehrkosten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- matter
matter
81,378 corpus weight
- Matura
Matura
81,377 corpus weight
- Meere
Meere
81,376 corpus weight
- Mehrkosten
Mehrkosten
81,375 corpus weight
- mentale
mentale
81,374 corpus weight
- Merkmalen
Merkmalen
81,373 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mehrkosten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mehrkosten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkɔstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #18,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mehrkosten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Mehrkosten (IPA [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkɔstn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,626 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Kosten, die zusätzlich entstehen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mehrkosten, with forms such as "emhrkosten", "mehhrkosten", and "mehkrosten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mehrkosten, spelled M-E-H-R-K-O-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Kosten, die zusätzlich entstehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mehrkosten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mehrkosten entstanden aber auch durch nachträgliche Planänderungen.“
Unternehmen drohen infolge des Brexits gewaltige Mehrkosten.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emhrkosten
- mehhrkosten
- mehkrosten
- mehrkkosten
- mehrkosetn
- mehrkossten
- mehrkostenn
- mehrkostne
- mehrkostten
- mehrkotsen
- mehrksoten
- mehroksten
- mehrrkosten
- merhkosten
- mherkosten
- mmehrkosten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mehrkosten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.