comfort

[ˈkʌmfət]

/[ˈkʌmfət]/ noun

The verdict

“comfort” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,984
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erleichterung, Stärkung, Beruhigung, Hilfe, Stütze, Behaglichkeit, Bequemlichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-comfort · comfort · German

comfort · rank #31,984 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,984
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH char

Nearest frequency peer: char (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „comfort“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „comfort“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for comfort
PropertyValue
Headwordcomfort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʌmfət]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,984
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „comfort“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).comfortliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „char“ (#31,983), „champs“ (#31,982), „current“ (#31,986). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „comfort“ bei #31,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around comfort (IPA [ˈkʌmfət]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,984 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Erleichterung, Stärkung, Beruhigung, Hilfe, Stütze, Behaglichkeit, Bequemlichkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for comfort, with forms such as "ccomfort", "cmofort", and "cofmort". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is comfort, spelled C-O-M-F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erleichterung, Stärkung, Beruhigung, Hilfe, Stütze, Behaglichkeit, Bequemlichkeit

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomfort
  • cmofort
  • cofmort
  • comffort
  • comforrt
  • comfortt
  • comfotr
  • comfrot
  • commfort
  • comofrt
  • ocmfort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comfort - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccomfort1cmofort2cofmort2comffort1comforrt1comfortt1comfotr2comfrot2
Edit distance from "comfort"

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 "comfort"?
"comfort" is spelled C-O-M-F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʌmfət].
What does "comfort" mean?
As a noun, "comfort" means: Erleichterung, Stärkung, Beruhigung, Hilfe, Stütze, Behaglichkeit, Bequemlichkeit
What are common misspellings of "comfort"?
Common misspellings include "ccomfort", "cmofort", "cofmort", "comffort", "comforrt". The correct spelling is "comfort".
How do you pronounce "comfort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comfort" is [ˈkʌmfət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comfort" come from?
"comfort" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comfort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list