compere
/ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/
"compere" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“compere” is uncommon English (frequency #88,224 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,224
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
Corpus desk
Index EN-compere · compere · English
compere · rank #88,224 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,224
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH concessionaire
Nearest frequency peer: concessionaire (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “compere”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- coinsurance
coinsurance
11,781 corpus weight
- communistic
communistic
11,779 corpus weight
- compere
compere
11,777 corpus weight
- concessiona…
concessionaire
11,776 corpus weight
- conditional…
conditionality
11,775 corpus weight
- corregidor
corregidor
11,772 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “compere” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compere |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #88,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “compere” in English
Rare enough to double-check
compere is uncommon English at frequency #88,224 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for compere, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: A borrowing of French compère (“partner, accomplice”), from Old French comper, from Late Latin compater (“godfather”), from Latin com- (“with”) + pater (“father”). Doublet of compeer, compadre, and goombah. The correct English form is compere, spelled C-O-M-P-E-R-E.
Definition
- 1A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how compere appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Every year I am the compere for our Church Quiz Night.
The compere came onto the stage holding the gold envelope that contained the winner's name.
Etymology
A borrowing of French compère (“partner, accomplice”), from Old French comper, from Late Latin compater (“godfather”), from Latin com- (“with”) + pater (“father”). Doublet of compeer, compadre, and goombah.
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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