kompetente

Name: kompetente, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[kɔmpəˈtɛntə]

/[kɔmpəˈtɛntə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 55,078
“K” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

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

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
Property	Value
Headword	kompetente
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[kɔmpəˈtɛntə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#18,302
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kompetente” 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). kompetente lands here:

#18,302

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 55,078 “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
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
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.

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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Using “kompetente”

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

The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [kɔmpəˈtɛntə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Kompetenz” - see the side-by-side comparison. kompetente vs Kompetenz
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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.