Kampfhund

[ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt]

/[ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Kampfhund” is uncommon German (frequency #84,166 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,166
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für Kämpfe besonders abgerichteter Hund

Corpus desk

Index DE-kampfhund · Kampfhund · German

Kampfhund · rank #84,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,166
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kahlenberg

Nearest frequency peer: Kahlenberg (-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 „Kampfhund“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kampfhund
PropertyValue
HeadwordKampfhund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kampfhund“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kampfhundfällt 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: „Kahlenberg“ (#84,165), „Kampfszenen“ (#84,167), „Karner“ (#84,168). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kampfhund“ bei #84,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kampfhund is uncommon German at frequency #84,166 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kampfhund in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kampfhund, spelled K-A-M-P-F-H-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    für Kämpfe besonders abgerichteter Hund
  2. 2
    ein als besonders gefährlich geltender Hund, meist von bestimmten Rassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kampfhund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nicht alle Hunderassen eignen sich gleich gut dafür, als Kampfhund abgerichtet zu werden.
  2. „Vor nichts auf der Welt habe ich so viel Angst wie vor Kampfhunden.“

Antonyms

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 "Kampfhund"?
"Kampfhund" is spelled K-A-M-P-F-H-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt].
What does "Kampfhund" mean?
As a noun, "Kampfhund" means: für Kämpfe besonders abgerichteter Hund
How do you pronounce "Kampfhund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kampfhund" is [ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kampfhund" come from?
"Kampfhund" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list