Komparse

[kɔmˈpaʁzə]

/[kɔmˈpaʁzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Komparse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Darsteller, vor allem in einem Film oder einem Theaterstück, welcher keine tragende Rolle spielt und oftmals gänzlich stumm bleibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-komparse · Komparse · German

Komparse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Komparse
PropertyValue
HeadwordKomparse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmˈpaʁzə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Komparse“ im Deutschen

Komparseliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Komparse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmˈpaʁzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Darsteller, vor allem in einem Film oder einem Theaterstück, welcher keine tragende Rolle spielt und oftmals gänzlich stumm bleibt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Komparse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Komparse, spelled K-O-M-P-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Darsteller, vor allem in einem Film oder einem Theaterstück, welcher keine tragende Rolle spielt und oftmals gänzlich stumm bleibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Soaps gibt es viele Komparsen.
  2. „Noch ist das Herzstück des Hauptstadtflughafens eine Baustelle. Rund 10000 Komparsen testen bis Mai das Konzept der kurzen Wege — vom Check-in über die Sicherheitskontrolle bis zum Boarding.“

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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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Komparse"?
"Komparse" is spelled K-O-M-P-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmˈpaʁzə].
What does "Komparse" mean?
As a noun, "Komparse" means: Darsteller, vor allem in einem Film oder einem Theaterstück, welcher keine tragende Rolle spielt und oftmals gänzlich stumm bleibt
How do you pronounce "Komparse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Komparse" is [kɔmˈpaʁzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Komparse" come from?
"Komparse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list