Kommiss

[kɔˈmɪs]

/[kɔˈmɪs]/ noun

The verdict

“Kommiss” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kommiss · Kommiss · German

Kommiss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Kommiss
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommiss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈmɪs]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kommiss“ im Deutschen

Kommissliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kommiss is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔˈmɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Militärdienst".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kommiss in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kommiss, spelled K-O-M-M-I-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Militärdienst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Junge Männer müssen für drei Jahre zum Kommiss, junge Frauen für zwei: In Israel ist der Wehrdienst eine ernste Sache und kostet noch richtig Lebenszeit.“
  2. „Das habe ich beim Kommiss ganz vergessen.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kommiss"?
"Kommiss" is spelled K-O-M-M-I-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈmɪs].
What does "Kommiss" mean?
As a noun, "Kommiss" means: Militärdienst
How do you pronounce "Kommiss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommiss" is [kɔˈmɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommiss" come from?
"Kommiss" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list