kompaktes

[kɔmˈpaktəs]

/[kɔmˈpaktəs]/ adj

The verdict

“kompaktes” is uncommon German (frequency #81,759 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,759
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt

Key facts for kompaktes
PropertyValue
Headwordkompaktes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔmˈpaktəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kompaktes” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kompaktes lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kompaktes is uncommon German at frequency #81,759 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔmˈpaktəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for kompaktes in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kompaktes, spelled K-O-M-P-A-K-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "kompaktes"?
"kompaktes" is spelled K-O-M-P-A-K-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmˈpaktəs].
What does "kompaktes" mean?
As an adjective, "kompaktes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompakt
How do you pronounce "kompaktes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kompaktes" is [kɔmˈpaktəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kompaktes" come from?
"kompaktes" 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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Using “kompaktes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-P-A-K-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔmˈpaktəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list