Kampfflieger
[ˈkamp͡fˌfliːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Kampfflieger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein Kampfflugzeug fliegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kampfflieger · Kampfflieger · German
Kampfflieger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kampfflieger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkamp͡fˌfliːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kampfflieger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kampfflieger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkamp͡fˌfliːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kampfflieger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kampfflieger, spelled K-A-M-P-F-F-L-I-E-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die ein Kampfflugzeug fliegt
- 2für Kampfeinsätze konzipiertes Flugzeug
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kampfflieger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sein Urgroßvater war Kampfflieger im 2. Weltkrieg.
Am Tag der offenen Tür konnte man in der Luftwaffenbasis viele Kampfflieger besichtigen.
Synonyms
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.