kompostieren
[kɔmpɔsˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“kompostieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - organisches Material unter Einfluss von Sauerstoff, Bakterien und Pilzen biologisch abbauen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kompostieren · kompostieren · German
kompostieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | kompostieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɔmpɔsˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kompostieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kompostieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔmpɔsˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for kompostieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kompostieren, spelled K-O-M-P-O-S-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1organisches Material unter Einfluss von Sauerstoff, Bakterien und Pilzen biologisch abbauen
- 2mit Kompost düngen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kompostieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Kompostieren wird Sauerstoff verbraucht.
Diesmals kompostieren wir die Beete für einen besseren Ertrag.
This word in other languages
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.