comp
/kɒmp/
"comp" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“comp” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,911 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,911
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Clipping of complimentary.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comp |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kɒmp/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #8,911 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “comp” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for comp is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɒmp/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,911 in overall English 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 generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for comp, with forms such as "ccomp", "cmop", and "commp". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cp", "cup", "cop", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is comp, spelled C-O-M-P.
Definition
- 1Clipping of complimentary.
- 2Clipping of comparative.
- 3Clipping of compensatory or compensating.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccomp,cmop,commp,compp,copm,ocmp
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comp - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “comp”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɒmp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cp” - see the side-by-side comparison. comp vs cp
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.