Fünfkampf

[ˈfʏnfˌkamp͡f]

/[ˈfʏnfˌkamp͡f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fünfkampf” is uncommon German (frequency #67,237 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,237
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Wettkampf im Sport, der aus mehreren Einzelwettbewerben besteht und aus denen eine Gesamtwertung gebildet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-funfkampf · Fünfkampf · German

Fünfkampf · rank #67,237 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,237
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Führerscheine

Nearest frequency peer: Führerscheine (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fünfkampf“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fünfkampf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fünfkampf
PropertyValue
HeadwordFünfkampf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʏnfˌkamp͡f]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fünfkampf“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fünfkampffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Führerscheine“ (#67,236), „Garbe“ (#67,238), „futuristischen“ (#67,234). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fünfkampf“ bei #67,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fünfkampf is uncommon German at frequency #67,237 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʏnfˌkamp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Fünfkampf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fünfkampf, spelled F-Ü-N-F-K-A-M-P-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Wettkampf im Sport, der aus mehreren Einzelwettbewerben besteht und aus denen eine Gesamtwertung gebildet wird
  2. 2
    antiker Fünfkampf, auch als Pentathlon bezeichnet
  3. 3
    moderner Fünfkampf
  4. 4
    ehemalige Leichtathletik-Disziplin

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Fünfkampf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Viele Sportler nehmen am Olympischen Fünfkampf teil.

This word in other languages

pentathlon(English)pentatlón(Español)pentathlon(Français)pentatlo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fünfkampf"?
"Fünfkampf" is spelled F-Ü-N-F-K-A-M-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʏnfˌkamp͡f].
What does "Fünfkampf" mean?
As a noun, "Fünfkampf" means: ein Wettkampf im Sport, der aus mehreren Einzelwettbewerben besteht und aus denen eine Gesamtwertung gebildet wird
How do you pronounce "Fünfkampf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fünfkampf" is [ˈfʏnfˌkamp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fünfkampf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fünfkampf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gefällten#67,242gegebenes#67,244Gegenpart#67,246Fotoalben#67,226

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list