compere
/ˈkɑːmpeɹ/noun, verb
compere is spelled C-O-M-P-E-R-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, compere means “A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of compere is comperes or compères.
How many letters and syllables are in compere?
| Letters | 7: C-O-M-P-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is compere?
Compere appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 compere?
- UK /ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/
- US /ˈkɑːmpeɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-compere.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with compere?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as compere (/ɑmpeɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: compeer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of compere
- comperes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- compère
- compering participle, present
- compered participle, past
- compères plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- compèring participle, present
- compèred participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does compere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKA master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
Every year I am the compere for our Church Quiz Night.
verb
- 1
To emcee, to act as compere.
I will be compering for next week's Village Fete.
noun
- 1
UKAlternative form of compere.
Suddenly compères were sipping coffee in the middle of their shows, …
verb
- 1
Alternative form of compere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does compere come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).