Which to use
“kompakte” is an adjective and “Kompanie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,798
- “kompakte” frequency rank
- #13,877
- “Kompanie” frequency rank
- 36675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kompakte | Kompanie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt | eine militärische Einheit von 100 bis 250 Soldaten |
Where the eye mixes kompakte and Kompanie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kompakte (CVCCVCCV) and Kompanie (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses kompakte with Kompanie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kompakte is [kɔmˈpaktə] while Kompanie is [kɔmpaˈniː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kompakte is recorded at frequency rank #22,798, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔmˈpaktə]. Kompanie is at rank #13,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔmpaˈniː].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36675, this pair ranks #1,609,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kompakte vs Kompanie
Shared letters: aekmop. Private to "kompakte": t. Private to "Kompanie": in.
"kompakte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Kompanie" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kompakte" and "Kompanie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kompakte" vs "Kompanie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kompakte" and "Kompanie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kompakte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kompanie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,609,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kompakte" and "Kompanie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kompakte vs kompakter". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,609,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.