Kompliment
[ˌkɔmpliˈmɛnt]
The verdict
“Kompliment” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,578
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Äußerung, die positiv bei dem Gesprächspartner gewertet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kompliment · Kompliment · German
Kompliment · rank #9,578 · 16 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,578
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kiefer
Nearest frequency peer: Kiefer (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kompliment”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kellner
Kellner
90,425 corpus weight
- Kiefer
Kiefer
90,424 corpus weight
- Kompliment
Kompliment
90,423 corpus weight
- Konzeption
Konzeption
90,422 corpus weight
- konzipiert
konzipiert
90,421 corpus weight
- Kunstwerk
Kunstwerk
90,420 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kompliment” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kompliment |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkɔmpliˈmɛnt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kompliment” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Kompliment (IPA [ˌkɔmpliˈmɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,578 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kompliment, with forms such as "kkompliment", "kmopliment", and "komlpiment". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Komplizen", "Komplimente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 Kompliment, spelled K-O-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1eine Äußerung, die positiv bei dem Gesprächspartner gewertet wird
- 2Gruß
- 3Verbeugung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kompliment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das fasse ich als Kompliment auf.
„In punkto Komplimente haben Polinnen und Polen in Deutschland ein schweres Leben.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkompliment
- kmopliment
- komlpiment
- kommpliment
- kompilment
- kompliemnt
- komplimennt
- komplimentt
- komplimetn
- komplimment
- komplimnet
- komplliment
- komplmient
- komppliment
- kopmliment
- okmpliment
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kompliment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kompliment", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Kompliment". Here's where to go from here.
- "Kompliment" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Komplizen". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,578 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.