kommt

/[kɔmt]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#128

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

kommt is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen Pronounced [kɔmt]. It ranks #128 in German word frequency. Often confused with kot and kost.

Key facts for kommt
PropertyValue
Headwordkommt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔmt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#128
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kommt is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmt]. Corpus data places it at rank #128 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for kommt, with forms such as "kkommt", "kmomt", and "kommtt". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "kot", "kost", "könnt", 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 kommt, spelled K-O-M-M-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkommt,kmomt,kommtt,komt,komtm,okmmt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kommt

Misspelling Variants of "kommt"

kkommt6kmomt5kommtt6komt4komtm5okmmt5
Misspelling Variants of "kommt"

Frequency rank: #128 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kommt"?
"kommt" is spelled K-O-M-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmt].
What does "kommt" mean?
As a verb, "kommt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen
What words are commonly confused with "kommt"?
"kommt" is commonly confused with "kot", "kost", "könnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kommt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kommt" is [kɔmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kommt" come from?
"kommt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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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.