Which to use
“Kampfes” is a noun and “kämpften” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,925
- “Kampfes” frequency rank
- #12,117
- “kämpften” frequency rank
- 28042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kampfes | kämpften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kampf | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen |
Where the eye mixes Kampfes and kämpften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Kampfes and kämpften
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kampfes is [ˈkamp͡fəs] while kämpften is [ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kampfes is recorded at frequency rank #15,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkamp͡fəs]. kämpften is at rank #12,117, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩].
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 28042, this pair ranks #1,791,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kampfes vs kämpften
Shared letters: efkmp. Private to "Kampfes": as. Private to "kämpften": ntä.
"Kampfes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "kämpften" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kampfes ← akmpfes · kamfpes · kammpfes · kampefs · kampfess · kampffes · kampfse · kamppfes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kampfes" and "kämpften" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kampfes" or "kämpften" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kampfes" and "kämpften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kampfes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kämpften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kampfes" and "kämpften" 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 #1,791,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.