KampfesvsKrämpfeWhich spelling fits?

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

#15,925
“Kampfes” frequency rank
#30,154
“Krämpfe” frequency rank
46079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kampfes Krämpfe
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kampf Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf

Where the eye mixes Kampfes and Krämpfe

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

7 ch
Kampfes
7 ch
Krämpfe

Look-alike desk: Kampfes vs Krämpfe

A purely visual mix-up. Kampfes ([ˈkamp͡fəs]) and Krämpfe ([ˈkʁɛmp͡fə]) 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 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46079, 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]. Krämpfe is at rank #30,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁɛmp͡fə].

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 46079, this pair ranks #1,331,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Kampfes vs Krämpfe

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

"Kampfes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Krämpfe" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kampfes" and "Krämpfe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkamp͡fəs] versus [ˈkʁɛmp͡fə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Kampfes" or "Krämpfe" show up more?
"Kampfes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,925 in our German list, against #30,154 for "Krämpfe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kampfes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krämpfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,331,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kampfes" and "Krämpfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krämpfe vs krapfen". 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 #1,331,326 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