Which to use
“Kampf” and “Kampfes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #932
- “Kampf” frequency rank
- #15,925
- “Kampfes” frequency rank
- 16857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kampf | Kampfes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | militärische Auseinandersetzung feindlicher Truppen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kampf |
Where the eye mixes Kampf and Kampfes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kampf with Kampfes
A purely visual mix-up. Kampf ([kamp͡f]) and Kampfes ([ˈkamp͡fəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Kampf” sits inside “Kampfes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kampf is recorded at frequency rank #932, classified as anoun, pronounced [kamp͡f]. Kampfes is at rank #15,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkamp͡fəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16857, this pair ranks #1,932,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kampf vs Kampfes
Shared letters: afkmp. Private to "Kampf": -. Private to "Kampfes": es.
"Kampf" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Kampfes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kampf" and "Kampfes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kampf" or "Kampfes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kampf" and "Kampfes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kampf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kampfes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kampf" and "Kampfes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kampfes vs kämpfst". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,932,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.