Kumpel

/[ˈkʊmpl̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,053

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Kumpel is aGermannoun. It means: Mensch, den man mag, mit dem man einiges (zum Beispiel Interessen oder Meinungen) teilt Pronounced [ˈkʊmpl̩]. It ranks #4,053 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kuppe and Kuppel.

Key facts for Kumpel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKumpel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊmpl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,053
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kumpel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʊmpl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,053 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kumpel, with forms such as "kkumpel", "kmupel", and "kumepl". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Kuppe", "Kuppel", "Kürzel", 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 Kumpel, spelled K-U-M-P-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mensch, den man mag, mit dem man einiges (zum Beispiel Interessen oder Meinungen) teilt
  2. 2
    Bergmann
  3. 3
    Arbeitskollege

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkumpel,kmupel,kumepl,kummpel,kumpell,kumple,kumppel,kupmel,ukmpel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kumpel

Misspelling Variants of "Kumpel"

kkumpel7kmupel6kumepl6kummpel7kumpell7kumple6kumppel7kupmel6
Misspelling Variants of "Kumpel"

Frequency rank: #4,053 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kumpel"?
"Kumpel" is spelled K-U-M-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊmpl̩].
What does "Kumpel" mean?
As a noun, "Kumpel" means: Mensch, den man mag, mit dem man einiges (zum Beispiel Interessen oder Meinungen) teilt
What words are commonly confused with "Kumpel"?
"Kumpel" is commonly confused with "Kuppe", "Kuppel", "Kürzel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kumpel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kumpel" is [ˈkʊmpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kumpel" come from?
"Kumpel" 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.