Polyglot Dictionary

kostspielig

/ˈkɔstʃpiːlɪç/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. costly

    • Das ist ein kostspieliges Hobby.

      That is a costly hobby.

Similar words

aufwendig

aufwendig and kostspielig are close synonyms for "costly"; aufwendig also separately means "elaborate."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

costoso

costoso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "costly."

Practice

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