kämpfen
[ˈkɛmp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“kämpfen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,561. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,561
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - verbale oder physische Auseinandersetzung zwischen Gegnern
Corpus desk
Index DE-kampfen · kämpfen · German
kämpfen · rank #1,561 · 11 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,561
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Konzept
Nearest frequency peer: Konzept (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “kämpfen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hängt
hängt
98,443 corpus weight
- Karten
Karten
98,442 corpus weight
- Konzept
Konzept
98,441 corpus weight
- kämpfen
kämpfen
98,440 corpus weight
- min
min
98,439 corpus weight
- notwendig
notwendig
98,438 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kämpfen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kämpfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɛmp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,561 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kämpfen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around kämpfen (IPA [ˈkɛmp͡fn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,561 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for kämpfen, with forms such as "kkämpfen", "kmäpfen", and "kämfpen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kaufen", "kämpft", "köpfen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kämpfen, spelled K-Ä-M-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1verbale oder physische Auseinandersetzung zwischen Gegnern
- 2ein Ausharren oder Durchhalten in einer schwierigen Situation
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kämpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Herausforderer und der Weltmeister kämpfen erneut um den Titel.
„Gipfelsammler der Sächsischen Schweiz haben mit mehreren Problemen zu kämpfen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkämpfen
- kmäpfen
- kämfpen
- kämmpfen
- kämpefn
- kämpfenn
- kämpffen
- kämpfne
- kämppfen
- käpmfen
- äkmpfen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kämpfen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kämpfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.