Kompassrose
[ˈkɔmpasˌʁoːzə]
The verdict
“Kompassrose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gradeinteilung auf einem Kompass; zusätzlich gibt es meistens eine Unterteilung in 8, 16 oder 32 gleich große Winkel
Corpus desk
Index DE-kompassrose · Kompassrose · German
Kompassrose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kompassrose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔmpasˌʁoːzə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kompassrose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kompassrose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔmpasˌʁoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gradeinteilung auf einem Kompass; zusätzlich gibt es meistens eine Unterteilung in 8, 16 oder 32 gleich große Winkel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kompassrose, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kompassrose, spelled K-O-M-P-A-S-S-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Gradeinteilung auf einem Kompass; zusätzlich gibt es meistens eine Unterteilung in 8, 16 oder 32 gleich große Winkel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kompassrose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der nautische Strich hängt mit der früher üblichen Einteilung der Kompassrose zusammen und entspricht einem Viertel von 45°, dem Winkelunterschied der acht ‚Weltgegenden‘ der antiken Nautik.“
„Im Gegensatz dazu ist bei Kompassen, die an Land verwendet werden, die Kompassrose am Gehäuse angebracht, und nur die Kompassnadel dreht sich.“
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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.