Kompott

[kɔmˈpɔt]

/[kɔmˈpɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kompott” is uncommon German (frequency #75,872 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,872
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eingemachtes oder (mit Zucker) gekochtes Obst, das als Beilage oder Nachtisch serviert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-kompott · Kompott · German

Kompott · rank #75,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,872
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Komplementäre

Nearest frequency peer: Komplementäre (-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 „Kompott“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kompott
PropertyValue
HeadwordKompott
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmˈpɔt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kompott“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kompottfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Komplementäre“ (#75,871), „konfirmiert“ (#75,873), „Kommis“ (#75,870). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kompott“ bei #75,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kompott is uncommon German at frequency #75,872 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmˈpɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eingemachtes oder (mit Zucker) gekochtes Obst, das als Beilage oder Nachtisch serviert wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kompott in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kompott, spelled K-O-M-P-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eingemachtes oder (mit Zucker) gekochtes Obst, das als Beilage oder Nachtisch serviert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Äpfel sind schon etwas verschrumpelt, ich werde ein Kompott aus ihnen machen.
  2. Heute essen wir einen opulenten Nachtisch: Kaiserschmarren mit einem Kompott aus Zwetschgen und Mirabellen.

Synonyms

Fruchtkompott

This word in other languages

compote(English)compota(Español)compote(Français)compota(Português)

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 "Kompott"?
"Kompott" is spelled K-O-M-P-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmˈpɔt].
What does "Kompott" mean?
As a noun, "Kompott" means: eingemachtes oder (mit Zucker) gekochtes Obst, das als Beilage oder Nachtisch serviert wird
How do you pronounce "Kompott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kompott" is [kɔmˈpɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kompott" come from?
"Kompott" 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 "Kompott", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konsuls#75,876klemmte#75,862Klausen#75,858Kathode#75,849

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list