comte

[kɔ̃t]

/[kɔ̃t]/ noun

The verdict

“comte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,275
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Graf

Corpus desk

Index DE-comte · comte · German

comte · rank #39,275 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,275
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH combat

Nearest frequency peer: combat (-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 „comte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comte vs core
60% similar
comte vs cost
60% similar
comte vs costa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comte
PropertyValue
Headwordcomte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔ̃t]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,275
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „comte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).comteliegt 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: „combat“ (#39,274), „colour“ (#39,273), „copa“ (#39,277). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „comte“ bei #39,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around comte (IPA [kɔ̃t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,275 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Graf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for comte, with forms such as "ccomte", "cmote", and "comet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "core", "cost", "costa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is comte, spelled C-O-M-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Graf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomte
  • cmote
  • comet
  • commte
  • comtte
  • cotme
  • ocmte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomte1cmote2comet2commte1comtte1cotme2ocmte2
Edit distance from "comte"

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 "comte"?
"comte" is spelled C-O-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔ̃t].
What does "comte" mean?
As a noun, "comte" means: Graf
What words are commonly confused with "comte"?
"comte" is commonly confused with "core", "cost", "costa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comte" is [kɔ̃t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comte" come from?
"comte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list