kompakt

[kɔmˈpakt]

/[kɔmˈpakt]/ adj

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The verdict

“kompakt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,954
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dicht gefügt, ohne große Zwischenräume, wenig Raum beanspruchend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kompakt · kompakt · German

kompakt · rank #12,954 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,954
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koks

Nearest frequency peer: Koks (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kompakt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kompakt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kompakt vs Kontakt
57% similar
kompakt vs Kompass
57% similar
kompakt vs Kompost
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kompakt
PropertyValue
Headwordkompakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔmˈpakt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,954
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kompakt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kompaktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Koks“ (#12,953), „Kontroverse“ (#12,955), „Kofferraum“ (#12,952). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kompakt“ bei #12,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around kompakt (IPA [kɔmˈpakt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,954 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for kompakt, with forms such as "kkompakt", "kmopakt", and "komapkt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontakt", "Kompass", "Kompost", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kompakt, spelled K-O-M-P-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    dicht gefügt, ohne große Zwischenräume, wenig Raum beanspruchend
  2. 2
    eine hohe Energiekonzentration in einem engen zentralen Bereich des Frequenzspektrums aufweisend
  3. 3
    beschränkt und abgeschlossen
  4. 4
    beschränkte Mengen auf relativkompakte Mengen abbildend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. USB-Festplatten sollten kompakt und robust gebaut sein.
  2. Viele Verlage haben eine Buchreihe im Angebot, die kompakt im Namen führt und viel Wissen auf wenig Raum verspricht.

Synonyms

platzsparend

Antonyms

diffus

This word in other languages

compact(English)compact(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkompakt
  • kmopakt
  • komapkt
  • kommpakt
  • kompakkt
  • kompaktt
  • kompatk
  • kompkat
  • komppakt
  • kopmakt
  • okmpakt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kompakt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkompakt1kmopakt2komapkt2kommpakt1kompakkt1kompaktt1kompatk2kompkat2
Edit distance from "kompakt"

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 "kompakt"?
"kompakt" is spelled K-O-M-P-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmˈpakt].
What does "kompakt" mean?
As an adjective, "kompakt" means: dicht gefügt, ohne große Zwischenräume, wenig Raum beanspruchend
What words are commonly confused with "kompakt"?
"kompakt" is commonly confused with "Kontakt", "Kompass", "Kompost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kompakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kompakt" is [kɔmˈpakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kompakt" come from?
"kompakt" 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 "kompakt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hotline#12,940Geraden#12,925Pfleger#12,985flüssig#12,915

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Kofferraum11 variantsMillionär11 variantsmittlerer11 variantsGeschirr11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list