Kompost

/[kɔmˈpɔst]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,619

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Kompost is aGermannoun. It means: organische Stoffe im Endstadium der Rotte Pronounced [kɔmˈpɔst]. Often confused with kommst and kompakt.

Key facts for Kompost
PropertyValue
HeadwordKompost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmˈpɔst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,619
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kompost is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmˈpɔst]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,619 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "organische Stoffe im Endstadium der Rotte".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kompost, with forms such as "kkompost", "kmopost", and "kommpost". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "kommst", "kompakt", "Komfort", and more, 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 Kompost, spelled K-O-M-P-O-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    organische Stoffe im Endstadium der Rotte

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkompost,kmopost,kommpost,komopst,komposst,kompostt,kompots,komppost,kompsot,kopmost,okmpost

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kompost

Misspelling Variants of "Kompost"

kkompost8kmopost7kommpost8komopst7komposst8kompostt8kompots7komppost8
Misspelling Variants of "Kompost"

Frequency rank: #37,619 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kompost"?
"Kompost" is spelled K-O-M-P-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmˈpɔst].
What does "Kompost" mean?
As a noun, "Kompost" means: organische Stoffe im Endstadium der Rotte
What words are commonly confused with "Kompost"?
"Kompost" is commonly confused with "kommst", "kompakt", "Komfort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kompost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kompost" is [kɔmˈpɔst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kompost" come from?
"Kompost" 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.