Komödie
[koˈmøːdi̯ə]
The verdict
“Komödie” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,353 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,353
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gattung des Dramas mit oft humoristischem Inhalt und glücklichem Ende
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Komödie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈmøːdi̯ə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Komödie” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Komödie is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈmøːdi̯ə]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,353 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Komödie, with forms such as "kkomödie", "kmoödie", and "komdöie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Komödien", "Kolonie", "Kommode", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Komödie, spelled K-O-M-Ö-D-I-E.
Definition
- 1Gattung des Dramas mit oft humoristischem Inhalt und glücklichem Ende
- 2Film oder Bühnenstück, das darauf ausgelegt ist, lustig zu sein
- 3kleines Theater, in dem vorrangig Komödien^([2]) aufgeführt werden
- 4vorgetäuschte, gespielte Empfindungen
- 5erheiternder, komischer Vorfall
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkomödie,kmoödie,komdöie,kommödie,komöddie,komödei,komöide,koömdie,okmödie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Komödie - 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.
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.
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Using “Komödie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-Ö-D-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈmøːdi̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Komödien” - see the side-by-side comparison. Komödie vs Komödien
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.