Kampfstoffe

[ˈkamp͡fˌʃtɔfə]

/[ˈkamp͡fˌʃtɔfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kampfstoffe” is uncommon German (frequency #87,909 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,909
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kampfstoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-kampfstoffe · Kampfstoffe · German

Kampfstoffe · rank #87,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,909
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kampfmittel

Nearest frequency peer: Kampfmittel (-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 „Kampfstoffe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kampfstoffe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKampfstoffe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkamp͡fˌʃtɔfə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kampfstoffe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kampfstoffefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kampfmittel“ (#87,908), „Kanake“ (#87,910), „Kaltwasser“ (#87,907). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kampfstoffe“ bei #87,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kampfstoffe is uncommon German at frequency #87,909 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkamp͡fˌʃtɔfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Kampfstoffe has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kampfstoffe, spelled K-A-M-P-F-S-T-O-F-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kampfstoff
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kampfstoff
  3. 3
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kampfstoff
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kampfstoff

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 "Kampfstoffe"?
"Kampfstoffe" is spelled K-A-M-P-F-S-T-O-F-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkamp͡fˌʃtɔfə].
What does "Kampfstoffe" mean?
As a noun, "Kampfstoffe" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kampfstoff
How do you pronounce "Kampfstoffe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kampfstoffe" is [ˈkamp͡fˌʃtɔfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kampfstoffe" come from?
"Kampfstoffe" 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 "Kampfstoffe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kampfmittel#87,908Kantenlänge#87,911Kalifornier#87,905Kaffeemühle#87,904

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list