Kompass

[ˈkɔmpas]

/[ˈkɔmpas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kompass” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,753
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, Messinstrument zur Feststellung von Himmelsrichtungen, welches auf dem Prinzip des Erdmagnetfelds basiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-kompass · Kompass · German

Kompass · rank #16,753 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,753
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kinderzimmer

Nearest frequency peer: Kinderzimmer (-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 „Kompass“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kompass“ 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).

Kompass vs Kompost
71% similar
Kompass vs kompakt
57% similar

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

Key facts for Kompass
PropertyValue
HeadwordKompass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔmpas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,753
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kompass“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kompassliegt 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: „Kinderzimmer“ (#16,752), „kompatibel“ (#16,754), „Kinderbetreuung“ (#16,751). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kompass“ bei #16,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kompass (IPA [ˈkɔmpas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,753 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gerät, Messinstrument zur Feststellung von Himmelsrichtungen, welches auf dem Prinzip des Erdmagnetfelds basiert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kompass, with forms such as "kkompass", "kmopass", and "komapss". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kompost", "kompakt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kompass, spelled K-O-M-P-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, Messinstrument zur Feststellung von Himmelsrichtungen, welches auf dem Prinzip des Erdmagnetfelds basiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit Hilfe eines Kompasses kann man feststellen, wo Norden ist.
  2. „Die Auswanderer wissen nur ungefähr, wo sich das verheißungsvolle Eiland befindet, denn Kompass und Seekarten kennen sie nicht.“

Synonyms

Bussole

This word in other languages

compass(English)brújula(Español)boussole(Français)bússola(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkompass
  • kmopass
  • komapss
  • kommpass
  • kompas
  • kompaß
  • komppass
  • kompsas
  • kopmass
  • okmpass

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kompass - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkompass1kmopass2komapss2kommpass1kompas1kompaß2komppass1kompsas2
Edit distance from "Kompass"

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 "Kompass"?
"Kompass" is spelled K-O-M-P-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔmpas].
What does "Kompass" mean?
As a noun, "Kompass" means: Gerät, Messinstrument zur Feststellung von Himmelsrichtungen, welches auf dem Prinzip des Erdmagnetfelds basiert
What words are commonly confused with "Kompass"?
"Kompass" is commonly confused with "Kompost", "kompakt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kompass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kompass" is [ˈkɔmpas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kompass" come from?
"Kompass" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lausitz#16,767Hormone#16,733Madison#16,774manchem#16,775

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Lichts10 variantsGottheit10 variantsGestein10 variantsPavillon10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list