Kompetenz

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

[kɔmpəˈtɛnt͡s]

/[kɔmpəˈtɛnt͡s]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Kompetenz” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,194. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,194
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönliches Vermögen, Fähigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-kompetenz · Kompetenz · German

Kompetenz · rank #5,194 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #5,194
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Klub

Nearest frequency peer: Klub (-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.

Kalender

94,810
Kfz

94,809
Klub

94,808
Kompetenz

94,807
kreisen

94,806
KW

94,805

What this shows „Kompetenz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kompetenz vs Kompetenzen

82% similar

Kompetenz vs Kometen

78% similar

Kompetenz vs kompetent

78% similar

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

Key facts for Kompetenz
Property	Value
Headword	Kompetenz
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[kɔmpəˈtɛnt͡s]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#5,194
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kompetenz“

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

#5,194

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Klub“ (#5,193), „kreisen“ (#5,195), „Kfz“ (#5,192). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kompetenz“ bei #5,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Kompetenz (IPA [kɔmpəˈtɛnt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,194 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kompetenz, with forms such as "kkompetenz", "kmopetenz", and "komeptenz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kompetenzen", "Kometen", "kompetent", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Kompetenz, spelled K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-Z.

Definition

1
persönliches Vermögen, Fähigkeit
2
auferlegte Zuständigkeit, Befugnis
3
Fähigkeit des Sprechers einer Sprache, mit einer begrenzten Anzahl von Elementen und Regeln eine unbegrenzte Zahl von Äußerungen zu bilden und zu verstehen sowie über die sprachliche Richtigkeit von Äußerungen zu entscheiden
4
zeitlich begrenzte Reaktionsbereitschaft von Zellen gegenüber einem bestimmten Entwicklungsreiz
5
die nichtpfändbaren Mittel, die zum Unterhalt eines Klerikers benötigt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kompetenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

„Das Deltafliegen stellt besonders hohe Ansprüche an die körperliche Leistungsfähigkeit, die physisch-technische Kompetenz, die Geländebeurteilung, das Erspüren von Aufwinden.“
Ich zweifle an der Kompetenz meines Augenarztes.

Synonyms

Befähigung Begabung Beschlagenheit Fähigkeit Fertigkeit Können Qualifikation SachverstandSachverständnisTalent Vermögen Entscheidung Entscheidungsbefugnis Zuständigkeit Zuständigkeitsbereich SprachfähigkeitZellkompetenz

Antonyms

Inkompetenz Performanz Sprachverwendung

This word in other languages

competence(English)competencia(Español)compétence(Français)competência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kkompetenz
kmopetenz
komeptenz
kommpetenz
kompeetnz
kompetennz
kompetenzz
kompetezn
kompetnez
kompettenz
komppetenz
kompteenz
kopmetenz
okmpetenz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kompetenz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Kompetenz"

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 "Kompetenz"?

"Kompetenz" is spelled K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpəˈtɛnt͡s].

What does "Kompetenz" mean?

As a noun, "Kompetenz" means: persönliches Vermögen, Fähigkeit

What words are commonly confused with "Kompetenz"?

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

How do you pronounce "Kompetenz"?

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

What language does "Kompetenz" come from?

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

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kompetenz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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