compite
\kɔ̃.pit\
The verdict
“compite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carrefour, croisement de rues.
Corpus desk
Index FR-compite · compite · French
compite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.pit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « compite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
compite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.pit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carrefour, croisement de rues.".
No misspelling variants are generated for compite in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is compite, spelled C-O-M-P-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Carrefour, croisement de rues.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how compite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je suis, naturellement, badaud. J’aime les lambeaux de conversation qu’échangent les gens en marchant. À Paris, les « peursonnes », comme dit Briand, s’entretiennent volontiers de leurs petites affaires, en arpentant les compites et quadrivies entre la Madeleine et la Bastille et entre Montmartre et Montrouge.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.