Komposition

/[kɔmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,314

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Komposition is aGermannoun. It means: Verfahren der Bildung von Wörtern, die zwei oder mehr freie lexikalische Morpheme und/oder gebundene Lexeme enthalten Pronounced [kɔmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Often confused with Kompositionen.

Key facts for Komposition
PropertyValue
HeadwordKomposition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#10,314
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Komposition is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,314 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Komposition, with forms such as "kkomposition", "kmoposition", and "kommposition". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kompositionen", 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 Komposition, spelled K-O-M-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verfahren der Bildung von Wörtern, die zwei oder mehr freie lexikalische Morpheme und/oder gebundene Lexeme enthalten
  2. 2
    Wort, das zwei oder mehr freie lexikalische Morpheme und/oder gebundene Lexeme enthält
  3. 3
    aufeinander Abstimmen von Materialien und/oder Motiven
  4. 4
    Kunstwerk aus aufeinander abgestimmten Materialien und/oder Motiven
  5. 5
    Komponieren
  6. 6
    Musikstück
  7. 7
    aufeinander abgestimmte Zusammensetzung von Bestandteilen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkomposition,kmoposition,kommposition,komopsition,kompoistion,komposiiton,kompositino,kompositionn,kompositoin,komposittion,kompossition,kompostiion,kompposition,kompsoition,kopmosition,okmposition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Komposition

Misspelling Variants of "Komposition"

kkomposition12kmoposition11kommposition12komopsition11kompoistion11komposiiton11kompositino11kompositionn12
Misspelling Variants of "Komposition"

Frequency rank: #10,314 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Komposition"?
"Komposition" is spelled K-O-M-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Komposition" mean?
As a noun, "Komposition" means: Verfahren der Bildung von Wörtern, die zwei oder mehr freie lexikalische Morpheme und/oder gebundene Lexeme enthalten
What words are commonly confused with "Komposition"?
"Komposition" is commonly confused with "Kompositionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Komposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Komposition" is [kɔmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Komposition" come from?
"Komposition" 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.