compos
/ˈkɒmpɒs/adjective, noun
compos is spelled C-O-M-P-O-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, compos means “compos mentis; of sound mind; sane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in compos?
| Letters | 6: C-O-M-P-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is compos?
Compos appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 compos?
- /ˈkɒmpɒs/
- /ˈkɒmpəʊs/
As a noun: /ˈkɒmpəʊz/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-compos2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-compos.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does compos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
compos mentis; of sound mind; sane
noun
- 1
plural of compo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).