KompromissvsKompromisseConfusable pair

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“Kompromiss” and “Kompromisse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,951
“Kompromiss” frequency rank
#14,342
“Kompromisse” frequency rank
22293
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kompromiss Kompromisse
Definition Vereinbarung, bei der alle Beteiligten einige Aspekte ihrer Vorstellungen aufgegeben haben, um zu einer Entscheidung zu kommen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kompromiss

Where the eye mixes Kompromiss and Kompromisse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Kompromiss runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCC) against Kompromisse's 11 (CVCCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Kompromiss
11 ch
Kompromisse

Look-alike desk: Kompromiss vs Kompromisse

A purely visual mix-up. Kompromiss ([kɔmpʁoˈmɪs]) and Kompromisse ([kɔmpʁoˈmɪsə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Kompromiss” sits inside “Kompromisse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kompromiss is recorded at frequency rank #7,951, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔmpʁoˈmɪs]. Kompromisse is at rank #14,342, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔmpʁoˈmɪsə].

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 22293, this pair ranks #1,875,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kompromiss vs Kompromisse

Shared letters: ikmoprs. Private to "Kompromiss": -. Private to "Kompromisse": e.

"Kompromiss" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC  ·  "Kompromisse" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kompromiss ← kkompromiss · kmopromiss · kommpromiss · kompormiss · komppromiss · komprmoiss · komproimss · kompromis
  • Kompromisse ← kkompromisse · kmopromisse · kommpromisse · kompormisse · komppromisse · komprmoisse · komproimsse · kompromise

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kompromiss" and "Kompromisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɔmpʁoˈmɪs] versus [kɔmpʁoˈmɪsə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Kompromiss" or "Kompromisse" show up more?
"Kompromiss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,951 in our German list, against #14,342 for "Kompromisse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Kompromiss" and "Kompromisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kompromiss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kompromisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,875,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kompromiss" and "Kompromisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kompromisse vs Kompromissen". 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 #1,875,941 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list