Bergkamm
[ˈbɛʁkˌkam]
The verdict
“Bergkamm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linie des höchsten, schmalen Verlaufs eines Bergzugs
Corpus desk
Index DE-bergkamm · Bergkamm · German
Bergkamm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bergkamm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛʁkˌkam] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bergkamm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bergkamm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛʁkˌkam]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linie des höchsten, schmalen Verlaufs eines Bergzugs".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bergkamm, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bergkamm, spelled B-E-R-G-K-A-M-M.
Definition
- 1Linie des höchsten, schmalen Verlaufs eines Bergzugs
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bergkamm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mittags kamen wir auf einem Bergkamm an, und es war heiß, aber Onkel Edgar wollte nicht Rast machen.“
„Irgendwann dämmerte es und wir hüpften bibbernd vor dem Zelt auf und ab, als über einen Bergkamm ein Sonnenstrahl fiel.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.