Hahnenkampf
[ˈhaːnənˌkamp͡f]
The verdict
“Hahnenkampf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwischen zwei meist abgerichteten Hähnen ausgetragener Kampf
Corpus desk
Index DE-hahnenkampf · Hahnenkampf · German
Hahnenkampf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Hahnenkampf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːnənˌkamp͡f] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hahnenkampf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hahnenkampf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaːnənˌkamp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hahnenkampf, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Hahnenkampf, spelled H-A-H-N-E-N-K-A-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1zwischen zwei meist abgerichteten Hähnen ausgetragener Kampf
- 2Streitigkeit zwischen Konkurrenten, meist Männern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hahnenkampf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Zuschauer wohnten dem illegalen Hahnenkampf bei.
„Wer die Spanier kennt, weiß, wie sehr sie den tödlichen Wettstreit lieben, von der Corrida bis zum Hahnenkampf.“
This word in other languages
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.