KämpfervsKampfesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,367
“Kämpfer” frequency rank
#15,925
“Kampfes” frequency rank
20292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kämpfer Kampfes
Definition jemand, der kämpft Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kampf

Where the eye mixes Kämpfer and Kampfes

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

7 ch
Kämpfer
7 ch
Kampfes

Look-alike desk: Kämpfer vs Kampfes

A purely visual mix-up. Kämpfer ([ˈkɛmp͡fɐ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kämpfer is recorded at frequency rank #4,367, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɛmp͡fɐ]. 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 20292, this pair ranks #1,899,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kämpfer vs Kampfes

Shared letters: efkmp. Private to "Kämpfer": . Private to "Kampfes": as.

"Kämpfer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Kampfes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kämpfer" and "Kampfes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɛmp͡fɐ] versus [ˈkamp͡fəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kämpfer" or "Kampfes"?
"Kämpfer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,367 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Kämpfer" and "Kampfes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kämpfer" 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 #1,899,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kämpfer" 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 #1,899,278 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