Prozesskosten

[pʁoˈt͡sɛsˌkɔstn̩]

/[pʁoˈt͡sɛsˌkɔstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prozesskosten” is uncommon German (frequency #61,846 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,846
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren anfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-prozesskosten · Prozesskosten · German

Prozesskosten · rank #61,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,846
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prozentpunkt

Nearest frequency peer: Prozentpunkt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Prozesskosten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Prozesskosten
PropertyValue
HeadwordProzesskosten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈt͡sɛsˌkɔstn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#61,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Prozesskosten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Prozentpunkt“ (#61,845), „Prozesskostenhilfe“ (#61,847), „Protestes“ (#61,844). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prozesskosten“ bei #61,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Prozesskosten is uncommon German at frequency #61,846 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈt͡sɛsˌkɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren anfallen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Prozesskosten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Prozesskosten, spelled P-R-O-Z-E-S-S-K-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren anfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Abweichend vom Regelfall, dass der Unterlegene die Prozesskosten zu tragen hat, werden sie dem Kläger auferlegt, wenn das Anerkenntnis sofort abgegeben wurde und der Beklagte keine Veranlassung zur Klageerhebung gegeben hat.“

Synonyms

GerichtskostenVerfahrenskosten

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 "Prozesskosten"?
"Prozesskosten" is spelled P-R-O-Z-E-S-S-K-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈt͡sɛsˌkɔstn̩].
What does "Prozesskosten" mean?
As a noun, "Prozesskosten" means: Kosten, die bei einem Gerichtsverfahren anfallen
How do you pronounce "Prozesskosten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prozesskosten" is [pʁoˈt͡sɛsˌkɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prozesskosten" come from?
"Prozesskosten" 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 "Prozesskosten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rassistisches#61,855Parteispenden#61,800Optimierungen#61,793Schlittschuhe#61,900

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list