kompetenter

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

[kɔmpəˈtɛntɐ]

/[kɔmpəˈtɛntɐ]/ adj

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

The verdict

“kompetenter” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,133
frequency rank, German: 55,078
“K” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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).

kompetenter vs Kompetenzen

73% similar

kompetenter vs kompetent

82% similar

kompetenter vs kompetente

91% similar

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

Key facts for kompetenter
Property	Value
Headword	kompetenter
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[kɔmpəˈtɛntɐ]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#31,133
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kompetenter” 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). kompetenter lands here:

#31,133

#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 17 spelling variants around kompetenter (IPA [kɔmpəˈtɛntɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,133 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for kompetenter, with forms such as "kkompetenter", "kmopetenter", and "komeptenter". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kompetenzen", "kompetent", "kompetente", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kompetenter, spelled K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkompetenter,kmopetenter,komeptenter,kommpetenter,kompeetnter,kompetenetr,kompetennter,kompetenterr,kompetentre,kompetentter,kompetetner,kompetneter,kompettenter,komppetenter,kompteenter,kopmetenter,okmpetenter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kompetenter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "kompetenter"

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 "kompetenter"?

"kompetenter" is spelled K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpəˈtɛntɐ].

What does "kompetenter" mean?

As an adjective, "kompetenter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kompetent

What words are commonly confused with "kompetenter"?

"kompetenter" is commonly confused with "Kompetenzen", "kompetent", "kompetente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "kompetenter"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kompetenter" is [kɔmpəˈtɛntɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "kompetenter" come from?

"kompetenter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “kompetenter”

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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [kɔmpəˈtɛntɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Kompetenzen” - see the side-by-side comparison. kompetenter vs Kompetenzen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.