KämpfevsKampfesWhich spelling fits?

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“Kämpfe” and “Kampfes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,135
“Kämpfe” frequency rank
#15,925
“Kampfes” frequency rank
20060
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kämpfe Kampfes
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kampf Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kampf

Where the eye mixes Kämpfe and Kampfes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Kämpfe
7 ch
Kampfes

Look-alike desk: Kämpfe vs Kampfes

A purely visual mix-up. Kämpfe ([ˈkɛmp͡fə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kämpfe is recorded at frequency rank #4,135, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛmp͡fə]. 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 20060, this pair ranks #1,901,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kämpfe vs Kampfes

Shared letters: efkmp. Private to "Kämpfe": ä. Private to "Kampfes": as.

"Kämpfe" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "Kampfes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kampfesakmpfes · kamfpes · kammpfes · kampefs · kampfess · kampffes · kampfse · kamppfes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kämpfe" and "Kampfes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɛmp͡fə] versus [ˈkamp͡fəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kämpfe" vs "Kampfes" - which ranks higher?
"Kämpfe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,135 in our German list, against #15,925 for "Kampfes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kämpfe" 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 #1,901,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kämpfe" 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 #1,901,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list