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comp

/kɒmp/adjective, noun, verb

comp is spelled C-O-M-P: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, comp means “Clipping of complimentary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in comp?

Letters4: C-O-M-P
Syllables1 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is comp?

Comp appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce comp?

  • /kɒmp/

Comp has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-comp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Words people confuse with comp

Also written: comprehensive school.

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Forms of comp

  • comps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • comping participle, present
  • comped participle, past
  • cp.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does comp mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Clipping of complimentary.

  2. 2

    Clipping of comparative.

    comp lit[erature]

  3. 3

    Clipping of compensatory or compensating.

    comp time

  4. 4

    Clipping of competitive.

verb

  1. 1

    USTo accompany, in music.

  2. 2

    To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.

  3. 3

    To provide (someone) with a complimentary item, such as a ticket; to provide (someone) with something for free.

    to comp him his meals

  4. 4

    To provide (a complimentary item, such as a ticket) for free (either up front or sometimes by refunding the cost of it).

    The bartender decided to comp their drinks to make up for the earlier incident.

  5. 5

    Clipping of compile.

noun

  1. 1

    Alternative form of comp.

  2. 2

    Clipping of competition.

  3. 3

    Clipping of comprehensive layout, a graphic design showing final proposed layout of text and images.

  4. 4

    Clipping of comprehensive examination.

  5. 5

    UKClipping of comprehensive school.

  6. 6

    Clipping of complimentary ticket or complimentary item.

  7. 7

    Clipping of comparable.

  8. 8

    informalClipping of compensation.

    Workman's comp and disability comp help people who are injured at work.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Comp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchordi (clipping of computer), compile, compil' (clipping of compilation)
Germanbegleiten (to accompany), entwerfen, komponieren (to compose), hinzufügen, spendieren (to provide with a complimentary item)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

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