Which to use
“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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "Kompromiss" or "Kompromisse" show up more?
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.