Kombinat

[kɔmbiˈnaːt]

/[kɔmbiˈnaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Kombinat” is uncommon German (frequency #66,399 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,399
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Industrieverbund in der ehemaligen DDR und anderen sozialistischen Staaten

Key facts for Kombinat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKombinat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmbiˈnaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kombinat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kombinat lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kombinat is uncommon German at frequency #66,399 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmbiˈnaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Industrieverbund in der ehemaligen DDR und anderen sozialistischen Staaten".

Kombinat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kombinat, spelled K-O-M-B-I-N-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Industrieverbund in der ehemaligen DDR und anderen sozialistischen Staaten

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 "Kombinat"?
"Kombinat" is spelled K-O-M-B-I-N-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmbiˈnaːt].
What does "Kombinat" mean?
As a noun, "Kombinat" means: Industrieverbund in der ehemaligen DDR und anderen sozialistischen Staaten
How do you pronounce "Kombinat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kombinat" is [kɔmbiˈnaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kombinat" come from?
"Kombinat" 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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Using “Kombinat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-B-I-N-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔmbiˈnaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list