Kampfrichter

[ˈkamp͡fˌʁɪçtɐ]

/[ˈkamp͡fˌʁɪçtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kampfrichter” is uncommon German (frequency #70,438 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,438
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die bei einem sportlichen Wettkampf über die Einhaltung der Regeln wacht; Mitglied eines Kampfgerichts

Corpus desk

Index DE-kampfrichter · Kampfrichter · German

Kampfrichter · rank #70,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,438
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kameraführung

Nearest frequency peer: Kameraführung (-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 „Kampfrichter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kampfrichter
PropertyValue
HeadwordKampfrichter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkamp͡fˌʁɪçtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,438
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kampfrichter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kameraführung“ (#70,437), „Kappeln“ (#70,439), „Kamelle“ (#70,436). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kampfrichter“ bei #70,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kampfrichter is uncommon German at frequency #70,438 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkamp͡fˌʁɪçtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die bei einem sportlichen Wettkampf über die Einhaltung der Regeln wacht; Mitglied eines Kampfgerichts".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kampfrichter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Kampfrichter, spelled K-A-M-P-F-R-I-C-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die bei einem sportlichen Wettkampf über die Einhaltung der Regeln wacht; Mitglied eines Kampfgerichts

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 "Kampfrichter"?
"Kampfrichter" is spelled K-A-M-P-F-R-I-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkamp͡fˌʁɪçtɐ].
What does "Kampfrichter" mean?
As a noun, "Kampfrichter" means: Person, die bei einem sportlichen Wettkampf über die Einhaltung der Regeln wacht; Mitglied eines Kampfgerichts
How do you pronounce "Kampfrichter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kampfrichter" is [ˈkamp͡fˌʁɪçtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kampfrichter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list