Kompilator
[kɔmpiˈlaːtoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Kompilator” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der etwas sammelt, zusammenstellt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kompilator · Kompilator · German
Kompilator · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kompilator |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔmpiˈlaːtoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kompilator“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kompilator is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmpiˈlaːtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der etwas sammelt, zusammenstellt".
Kompilator has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kompilator, spelled K-O-M-P-I-L-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der etwas sammelt, zusammenstellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kompilator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Betreiber solcher Webseiten sind die Nachfolger der Kompilatoren der früheren gedruckten Witzsammlungen, die mehr und mehr aus der Mode kommen.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.