Kampfhund
[ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt]
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
- Kabinettssi…
Kabinettssitzung
15,838 corpus weight
- Kahlenberg
Kahlenberg
15,836 corpus weight
- Kampfhund
Kampfhund
15,835 corpus weight
- Kampfszenen
Kampfszenen
15,834 corpus weight
- Karner
Karner
15,833 corpus weight
- Karnevalsum…
Karnevalsumzug
15,832 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kampfhund“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kampfhund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkamp͡fˌhʊnt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,166 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kampfhund“ im Deutschen
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
- 1für Kämpfe besonders abgerichteter Hund
- 2ein als besonders gefährlich geltender Hund, meist von bestimmten Rassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kampfhund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nicht alle Hunderassen eignen sich gleich gut dafür, als Kampfhund abgerichtet zu werden.
„Vor nichts auf der Welt habe ich so viel Angst wie vor Kampfhunden.“
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.
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