kompatible

[kɔmpaˈtiːblə]

/[kɔmpaˈtiːblə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kompatible” is uncommon German (frequency #58,934 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,934
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel

Key facts for kompatible
PropertyValue
Headwordkompatible
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔmpaˈtiːblə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,934
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kompatible” 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). kompatible 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

kompatible is uncommon German at frequency #58,934 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔmpaˈtiːblə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

kompatible doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kompatible, spelled K-O-M-P-A-T-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel

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 "kompatible"?
"kompatible" is spelled K-O-M-P-A-T-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpaˈtiːblə].
What does "kompatible" mean?
As an adjective, "kompatible" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kompatibel
How do you pronounce "kompatible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kompatible" is [kɔmpaˈtiːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kompatible" come from?
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Using “kompatible”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-P-A-T-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔmpaˈtiːblə] (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