kompetente

/[kɔmpəˈtɛntə]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,302

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

kompetente is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent Pronounced [kɔmpəˈtɛntə]. Often confused with Kompetenz and Komponente.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kompetente is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmpəˈtɛntə]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,302 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for kompetente, with forms such as "kkompetente", "kmopetente", and "komeptente". 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 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.

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 kompetente, spelled K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kompetente

Misspelling Variants of "kompetente"

kkompetente11kmopetente10komeptente10kommpetente11kompeetnte10kompetenet10kompetennte11kompetentte11
Misspelling Variants of "kompetente"

Frequency rank: #18,302 in German

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 adj, "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. 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.