kämpfend

[ˈkɛmp͡fn̩t]

/[ˈkɛmp͡fn̩t]/ verb

The verdict

“kämpfend” is uncommon German (frequency #74,802 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,802
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs kämpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kampfend · kämpfend · German

kämpfend · rank #74,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,802
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kustos

Nearest frequency peer: Kustos (-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 „kämpfend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kämpfend
PropertyValue
Headwordkämpfend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɛmp͡fn̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kämpfend“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kämpfendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kustos“ (#74,801), „Königreichen“ (#74,803), „Kunstpreis“ (#74,800). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kämpfend“ bei #74,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kämpfend is uncommon German at frequency #74,802 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɛmp͡fn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs kämpfen".

No misspelling variants are generated for kämpfend in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kämpfend, spelled K-Ä-M-P-F-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs kämpfen

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 "kämpfend"?
"kämpfend" is spelled K-Ä-M-P-F-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛmp͡fn̩t].
What does "kämpfend" mean?
As a verb, "kämpfend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs kämpfen
How do you pronounce "kämpfend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kämpfend" is [ˈkɛmp͡fn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kämpfend" come from?
"kämpfend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list