Portokosten

[ˈpɔʁtoˌkɔstn̩]

/[ˈpɔʁtoˌkɔstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Portokosten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für Postsendungen anfallender Geldbetrag

Corpus desk

Index DE-portokosten · Portokosten · German

Portokosten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Portokosten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPortokosten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔʁtoˌkɔstn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Portokosten” sits in German frequency

Portokosten falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Portokosten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔʁtoˌkɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für Postsendungen anfallender Geldbetrag".

Portokosten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Portokosten, spelled P-O-R-T-O-K-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    für Postsendungen anfallender Geldbetrag

Synonyms

Versandkosten

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Portokosten"?
"Portokosten" is spelled P-O-R-T-O-K-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔʁtoˌkɔstn̩].
What does "Portokosten" mean?
As a noun, "Portokosten" means: für Postsendungen anfallender Geldbetrag
How do you pronounce "Portokosten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Portokosten" is [ˈpɔʁtoˌkɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Portokosten" come from?
"Portokosten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list