Kompensation

/[kɔmpɛnzaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,378

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Kompensation is aGermannoun. It means: deren meist unbewusstes Motiv der Ausgleich eines Mangels in einem anderen Bereich ist Pronounced [kɔmpɛnzaˈt͡si̯oːn].

Key facts for Kompensation
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HeadwordKompensation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmpɛnzaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#27,378
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kompensation in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kompensation is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmpɛnzaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,378 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kompensation, with forms such as "kkompensation", "kmopensation", and "komepnsation". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kompensation, spelled K-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    deren meist unbewusstes Motiv der Ausgleich eines Mangels in einem anderen Bereich ist
  2. 2
    psychischer Vorgang, der darauf abzielt, Minderwertigkeitsgefühle, die durch empfundene körperliche oder psychische Mängel hervorgerufen werden, durch besondere Leistungen auf einem anderen Gebiet auszugleichen (nach Alfred Adler)
  3. 3
    Ausgleich einer verminderten Leistung eines Organs durch gesteigerte Tätigkeit
  4. 4
    ein gewisser Vorteil für einen Spieler, den er erhält, weil er einen anderweitigen Nachteil in Kauf genommen hat
  5. 5
    Abwicklung von Käufen und Verkäufen desselben Wertpapiers durch eine Bank, außerhalb der Börse
  6. 6
    Maßnahme, um einen unerwünschten Einfluss durch einen gegenläufigen Einfluss unwirksam zu machen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkompensation,kmopensation,komepnsation,kommpensation,kompenastion,kompennsation,kompensaiton,kompensatino,kompensationn,kompensatoin,kompensattion,kompenssation,kompenstaion,kompesnation,kompnesation,komppensation,kopmensation,okmpensation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kompensation

Misspelling Variants of "Kompensation"

kkompensation13kmopensation12komepnsation12kommpensation13kompenastion12kompennsation13kompensaiton12kompensatino12
Misspelling Variants of "Kompensation"

Frequency rank: #27,378 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kompensation"?
"Kompensation" is spelled K-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpɛnzaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Kompensation" mean?
As a noun, "Kompensation" means: deren meist unbewusstes Motiv der Ausgleich eines Mangels in einem anderen Bereich ist
What are common misspellings of "Kompensation"?
Common misspellings include "kkompensation", "kmopensation", "komepnsation", "kommpensation", "kompenastion". The correct spelling is "Kompensation".
How do you pronounce "Kompensation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kompensation" is [kɔmpɛnzaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kompensation" come from?
"Kompensation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.