kompetente

[kɔmpəˈtɛntə]

/[kɔmpəˈtɛntə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kompetente” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,302
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent

Corpus desk

Index DE-kompetente · kompetente · German

kompetente · rank #18,302 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,302
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kollision

Nearest frequency peer: Kollision (-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 „kompetente“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kompetente“ 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).

kompetente vs Kompetenz
70% similar
kompetente vs Komponente
70% similar
kompetente vs Kompetenzen
73% similar

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

Key facts for kompetente
PropertyValue
Headwordkompetente
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔmpəˈtɛntə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,302
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kompetente“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kompetenteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kollision“ (#18,301), „Konstantinopel“ (#18,303), „Knaller“ (#18,300). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kompetente“ bei #18,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around kompetente (IPA [kɔmpəˈtɛntə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,302 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for kompetente, with forms such as "kkompetente", "kmopetente", and "komeptente". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Kompetenz", "Komponente", "Kompetenzen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kompetente, spelled K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkompetente
  • kmopetente
  • komeptente
  • kommpetente
  • kompeetnte
  • kompetenet
  • kompetennte
  • kompetentte
  • kompetetne
  • kompetnete
  • kompettente
  • komppetente
  • kompteente
  • kopmetente
  • okmpetente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kompetente - 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.

kkompetente1kmopetente2komeptente2kommpetente1kompeetnte2kompetenet2kompetennte1kompetentte1
Edit distance from "kompetente"

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 "kompetente"?
"kompetente" is spelled K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpəˈtɛntə].
What does "kompetente" mean?
As an adjective, "kompetente" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
What words are commonly confused with "kompetente"?
"kompetente" is commonly confused with "Kompetenz", "Komponente", "Kompetenzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kompetente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kompetente" is [kɔmpəˈtɛntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kompetente" come from?
"kompetente" 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 "kompetente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kooperiert#18,305Innenseite#18,289Homophobie#18,283Markierung#18,326

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

McDonalds15 variantsmissachtet15 variantsschimpfen15 variantsElektronen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list