kampfunfähig

[ˈkamp͡fʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]

/[ˈkamp͡fʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“kampfunfähig” is uncommon German (frequency #86,668 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,668
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht (mehr) bereit zu einem Kampf

Corpus desk

Index DE-kampfunfahig · kampfunfähig · German

kampfunfähig · rank #86,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,668
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kanadisches

Nearest frequency peer: kanadisches (+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 „kampfunfähig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kampfunfähig
PropertyValue
Headwordkampfunfähig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkamp͡fʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kampfunfähig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kanadisches“ (#86,669), „Kaffeetassen“ (#86,666), „Kanüle“ (#86,670). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kampfunfähig“ bei #86,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kampfunfähig is uncommon German at frequency #86,668 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkamp͡fʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht (mehr) bereit zu einem Kampf".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kampfunfähig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kampfunfähig, spelled K-A-M-P-F-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht (mehr) bereit zu einem Kampf

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how kampfunfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Um sich gegen Feinde zu wehren, werfen Geckos auf Madagaskar mit einem Mal ihr Schuppenkleid und Teile der Haut ab. Der Gegner bleibt kampfunfähig zurück - mit dem Maul voller Kleinteile.“

Synonyms

außer Gefecht gesetzt

Antonyms

kampffähig

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 "kampfunfähig"?
"kampfunfähig" is spelled K-A-M-P-F-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkamp͡fʔʊnˌfɛːɪç].
What does "kampfunfähig" mean?
As an adjective, "kampfunfähig" means: nicht (mehr) bereit zu einem Kampf
How do you pronounce "kampfunfähig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kampfunfähig" is [ˈkamp͡fʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kampfunfähig" come from?
"kampfunfähig" 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 "kampfunfähig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kaffeetassen#86,666Kieselsteine#86,681insbesonders#86,631Konsumgütern#86,708

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list