kämpfte
[ˈkɛmp͡ftə]
The verdict
“kämpfte” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,901
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kämpfte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɛmp͡ftə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,901 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kämpfte” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around kämpfte (IPA [ˈkɛmp͡ftə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,901 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for kämpfte, with forms such as "kkämpfte", "kmäpfte", and "kämfpte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "kaufte", "knüpfte", "Krämpfe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kämpfte, spelled K-Ä-M-P-F-T-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
- 33. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
- 43. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkämpfte,kmäpfte,kämfpte,kämmpfte,kämpfet,kämpffte,kämpftte,kämppfte,kämptfe,käpmfte,äkmpfte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kämpfte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “kämpfte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-Ä-M-P-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɛmp͡ftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “kaufte” - see the side-by-side comparison. kämpfte vs kaufte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.