Kommentar

/[kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,669

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Kommentar is aGermannoun. It means: nähere Erläuterung eines Sachverhaltes von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus, Auslegung Pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]. It ranks #1,669 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kommentare and Kommentars.

Key facts for Kommentar
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommentar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,669
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kommentar in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kommentar is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,669 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kommentar, with forms such as "kkommentar", "kmomentar", and "komemntar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Kommentare", "Kommentars", "Kommentaren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kommentar, spelled K-O-M-M-E-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nähere Erläuterung eines Sachverhaltes von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus, Auslegung
  2. 2
    bewertende Darstellung in Form von Artikeln, Kolumnen, erläuternden Beiträgen in Rundfunk und Fernsehen durch Kommentatoren
  3. 3
    Zeichenketten im Programmcode, die bei der Übersetzung des Programms ignoriert werden, sie dienen dem Verständnis des Programmcodes und werden auch für die Angabe zusätzlicher Informationen niedergeschrieben

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkommentar,kmomentar,komemntar,komentar,kommenatr,kommenntar,kommentarr,kommentra,kommenttar,kommetnar,kommnetar,okmmentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kommentar

Misspelling Variants of "Kommentar"

kkommentar10kmomentar9komemntar9komentar8kommenatr9kommenntar10kommentarr10kommentra9
Misspelling Variants of "Kommentar"

Frequency rank: #1,669 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kommentar"?
"Kommentar" is spelled K-O-M-M-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯].
What does "Kommentar" mean?
As a noun, "Kommentar" means: nähere Erläuterung eines Sachverhaltes von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus, Auslegung
What words are commonly confused with "Kommentar"?
"Kommentar" is commonly confused with "Kommentare", "Kommentars", "Kommentaren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kommentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommentar" is [kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommentar" come from?
"Kommentar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.