Kompanie

[kɔmpaˈniː]

/[kɔmpaˈniː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kompanie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,877
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine militärische Einheit von 100 bis 250 Soldaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-kompanie · Kompanie · German

Kompanie · rank #13,877 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,877
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kommerziellen

Nearest frequency peer: kommerziellen (-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 „Kompanie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kompanie“ 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).

Kompanie vs kompakte
63% similar

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

Key facts for Kompanie
PropertyValue
HeadwordKompanie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmpaˈniː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,877
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kompanie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kompanieliegt 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: „kommerziellen“ (#13,876), „Konstante“ (#13,878), „klinischen“ (#13,875). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kompanie“ bei #13,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kompanie (IPA [kɔmpaˈniː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,877 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kompanie, with forms such as "kkompanie", "kmopanie", and "komapnie". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "kompakte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kompanie, spelled K-O-M-P-A-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine militärische Einheit von 100 bis 250 Soldaten
  2. 2
    ein gesellschaftlich oder genossenschaftlich geführtes Unternehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die dreiundzwanzigste Kompanie verteidigte unermüdlich ihre Stellung an der französischen Kirche.
  2. „So ziehen sie vorwärts, Schritt um Schritt, krank, halb verhungert, ohne Munition, in dünnen Kompanien, mit Augen, die es immer noch nicht begreifen können: Entronnen der Unterwelt - den Weg zurück ins Leben.“

Synonyms

Handelsgesellschaft

This word in other languages

company(English)compañía(Español)compagnie(Français)companhia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkompanie
  • kmopanie
  • komapnie
  • kommpanie
  • kompaine
  • kompanei
  • kompannie
  • kompnaie
  • komppanie
  • kopmanie
  • okmpanie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kompanie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkompanie1kmopanie2komapnie2kommpanie1kompaine2kompanei2kompannie1kompnaie2
Edit distance from "Kompanie"

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 "Kompanie"?
"Kompanie" is spelled K-O-M-P-A-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpaˈniː].
What does "Kompanie" mean?
As a noun, "Kompanie" means: eine militärische Einheit von 100 bis 250 Soldaten
What words are commonly confused with "Kompanie"?
"Kompanie" is commonly confused with "kompakte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kompanie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kompanie" is [kɔmpaˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kompanie" come from?
"Kompanie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konzerns#13,880Leonardo#13,888Innenhof#13,864Herzogin#13,858

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kerstin11 variantsmangelt11 variantshindert11 variantsgetanzt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list