Grabenkampf
German, noun/ˈɡʁaːbn̩ˌkampf/
Grabenkampf is spelled G-R-A-B-E-N-K-A-M-P-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written German, the 313,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grabenkampf is a German masculine noun meaning “trench warfare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kampf in Schützengräben”.
What does Grabenkampf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetrench warfare
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kampf in Schützengräben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grabenkampf
- Grabenkampfes genitive
- Grabenkampfs genitive
- Grabenkämpfe plural
- Grabenkampfe dative singular
- Grabenkämpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grabenkampf?
- /ˈɡʁaːbn̩ˌkampf/
- [ˈɡʁaːbn̩ˌkamp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Grabenkampf in German?
Grabenkampf appears about once in every 29 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).