Komet

[koˈmeːt]

/[koˈmeːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Komet” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,802
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Himmelskörper, der sich auf einer stark elliptischen Bahn um die Sonne bewegt und zumindest in den sonnennahen Teilen seiner Bahn eine durch Ausgasen erzeugte Koma aufweist

Corpus desk

Index DE-komet · Komet · German

Komet · rank #24,802 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,802
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kognitiven

Nearest frequency peer: kognitiven (-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 „Komet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Komet“ 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).

Komet vs kot
40% similar
Komet vs komm
40% similar
Komet vs kost
40% similar

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

Key facts for Komet
PropertyValue
HeadwordKomet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈmeːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,802
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Komet“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kometliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kognitiven“ (#24,801), „Kopfes“ (#24,803), „knackig“ (#24,800). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Komet“ bei #24,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Komet (IPA [koˈmeːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,802 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleiner Himmelskörper, der sich auf einer stark elliptischen Bahn um die Sonne bewegt und zumindest in den sonnennahen Teilen seiner Bahn eine durch Ausgasen erzeugte Koma aufweist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Komet, with forms such as "kkomet", "kmoet", and "koemt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kot", "komm", "kost", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Komet, spelled K-O-M-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Himmelskörper, der sich auf einer stark elliptischen Bahn um die Sonne bewegt und zumindest in den sonnennahen Teilen seiner Bahn eine durch Ausgasen erzeugte Koma aufweist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Komet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Altertum und dem Mittelalter wurden Kometen häufig als Schicksalsboten oder Zeichen der Götter angesehen.
  2. „So verlosch der Komet wieder, ohne daß ihn jemand (vermutlich auch außerhalb der astronomischen Fachwelt) in seiner ganzen Schönheit gesehen hatte.“

Synonyms

BartsternHaarsternSchwanzsternSchweifstern

This word in other languages

comet(English)cometa(Español)comète(Français)cometa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkomet
  • kmoet
  • koemt
  • komett
  • kommet
  • komte
  • okmet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Komet - 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.

kkomet1kmoet2koemt2komett1kommet1komte2okmet2
Edit distance from "Komet"

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 "Komet"?
"Komet" is spelled K-O-M-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈmeːt].
What does "Komet" mean?
As a noun, "Komet" means: kleiner Himmelskörper, der sich auf einer stark elliptischen Bahn um die Sonne bewegt und zumindest in den sonnennahen Teilen seiner Bahn eine durch Ausgasen erzeugte Koma aufweist
What words are commonly confused with "Komet"?
"Komet" is commonly confused with "kot", "komm", "kost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Komet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Komet" is [koˈmeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Komet" come from?
"Komet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kappa#24,795julio#24,792lauda#24,813Lemgo#24,818

Similar misspelling depth

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

küsste7 variantsMacho7 variantsMatten7 variantsHupen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list