kämpften

Name: kämpften, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩]

/[ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“kämpften” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,117
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kampften · kämpften · German

kämpften · rank #12,117 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

FREQ-MID #12,117
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Kumpels

Nearest frequency peer: Kumpels (-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.

klagt

87,887
Kokain

87,886
Kumpels

87,885
kämpften

87,884
lack

87,883
Lebensunter…

87,882

What this shows „kämpften“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kämpften vs Kempten

63% similar

kämpften vs kauften

63% similar

kämpften vs Karpfen

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kämpften
Property	Value
Headword	kämpften
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#12,117
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kämpften“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kämpftenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#12,117

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kumpels“ (#12,116), „lack“ (#12,118), „Kokain“ (#12,115). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kämpften“ bei #12,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around kämpften (IPA [ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,117 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for kämpften, with forms such as "kkämpften", "kmäpften", and "kämfpten". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Kempten", "kauften", "Karpfen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kämpften, spelled K-Ä-M-P-F-T-E-N.

Definition

1
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
2
1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
3
3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen
4
3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kkämpften
kmäpften
kämfpten
kämmpften
kämpfetn
kämpfften
kämpftenn
kämpftne
kämpftten
kämppften
kämptfen
käpmften
äkmpften

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kämpften - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "kämpften"

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 "kämpften"?

"kämpften" is spelled K-Ä-M-P-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩].

What does "kämpften" mean?

As a verb, "kämpften" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kämpfen

What words are commonly confused with "kämpften"?

"kämpften" is commonly confused with "Kempten", "kauften", "Karpfen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "kämpften"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kämpften" is [ˈkɛmp͡ftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "kämpften" come from?

"kämpften" 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 "kämpften", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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