Kompagnon
[kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Kompagnon” is uncommon German (frequency #87,938 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,938
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partner in einer geschäftlichen Unternehmung
Corpus desk
Index DE-kompagnon · Kompagnon · German
Kompagnon · rank #87,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,938
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH kommissarisch…
Nearest frequency peer: kommissarischen (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kompagnon“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kommata
Kommata
12,066 corpus weight
- kommer
kommer
12,065 corpus weight
- kommissaris…
kommissarischen
12,064 corpus weight
- Kompagnon
Kompagnon
12,063 corpus weight
- Konterrevol…
Konterrevolution
12,061 corpus weight
- Kontoinhaber
Kontoinhaber
12,059 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kompagnon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kompagnon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,938 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kompagnon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kompagnon is uncommon German at frequency #87,938 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Kompagnon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kompagnon, spelled K-O-M-P-A-G-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Partner in einer geschäftlichen Unternehmung
- 2Mitglied eines eingeschworenen Teams, das bestimmte Tätigkeiten gemeinsam unternimmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kompagnon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bauunternehmer Klausen und sein Kompagnon Hansen hatten die Baustelle aufgegeben, noch bevor der erste Spatenstich gemacht war.
„Wenn ich die drei Wechsel akzeptieren wolle, sagte er, würde er mich zu seinem Kompagnon im Rindergeschäft machen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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