Kompagnon

[kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː]

/[kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kompagnon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kompagnon
PropertyValue
HeadwordKompagnon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kompagnon“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kompagnonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kommissarischen“ (#87,937), „kommer“ (#87,936), „Konterrevolution“ (#87,940). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kompagnon“ bei #87,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Partner in einer geschäftlichen Unternehmung
  2. 2
    Mitglied eines eingeschworenen Teams, das bestimmte Tätigkeiten gemeinsam unternimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bauunternehmer Klausen und sein Kompagnon Hansen hatten die Baustelle aufgegeben, noch bevor der erste Spatenstich gemacht war.
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kompagnon"?
"Kompagnon" is spelled K-O-M-P-A-G-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː].
What does "Kompagnon" mean?
As a noun, "Kompagnon" means: Partner in einer geschäftlichen Unternehmung
How do you pronounce "Kompagnon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kompagnon" is [kɔmpanˈjɔ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kompagnon" come from?
"Kompagnon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kompagnon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list