Komposthaufen

[kɔmˈpɔstˌhaʊ̯fn̩]

/[kɔmˈpɔstˌhaʊ̯fn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Komposthaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,700 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,700
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansammlung von kompostierendem oder kompostiertem organischen Material; Haufen des werdenden oder fertigen Kompostes

Corpus desk

Index DE-komposthaufen · Komposthaufen · German

Komposthaufen · rank #98,700 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,700
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kombiniertes

Nearest frequency peer: kombiniertes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Komposthaufen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Komposthaufen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Komposthaufen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKomposthaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmˈpɔstˌhaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#98,700
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Komposthaufen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Komposthaufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kombiniertes“ (#98,699), „Konfuzianismus“ (#98,701), „Knud“ (#98,698). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Komposthaufen“ bei #98,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Komposthaufen is uncommon German at frequency #98,700 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmˈpɔstˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ansammlung von kompostierendem oder kompostiertem organischen Material; Haufen des werdenden oder fertigen Kompostes".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Komposthaufen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Komposthaufen, spelled K-O-M-P-O-S-T-H-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ansammlung von kompostierendem oder kompostiertem organischen Material; Haufen des werdenden oder fertigen Kompostes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vom Komposthaufen können Landschaftsgärtner den fertigen Kompost, für die Garten- und Landschaftsgestaltung, ankaufen, aufladen und ausfahren.
  2. „Bei Gartenbesitzern ergänzen sich ein eigener Komposthaufen und die Biotonne in hervorragender Weise.“

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 "Komposthaufen"?
"Komposthaufen" is spelled K-O-M-P-O-S-T-H-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmˈpɔstˌhaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "Komposthaufen" mean?
As a noun, "Komposthaufen" means: Ansammlung von kompostierendem oder kompostiertem organischen Material; Haufen des werdenden oder fertigen Kompostes
How do you pronounce "Komposthaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Komposthaufen" is [kɔmˈpɔstˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Komposthaufen" come from?
"Komposthaufen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list