kickboxen

[ˈkɪkˌbɔksn̩]

/[ˈkɪkˌbɔksn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“kickboxen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,008 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,008
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sportart Kickboxen betreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-kickboxen · kickboxen · German

kickboxen · rank #58,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,008
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kimono

Nearest frequency peer: Kimono (+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 „kickboxen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kickboxen
PropertyValue
Headwordkickboxen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɪkˌbɔksn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kickboxen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kimono“ (#58,009), „Kellnern“ (#58,006), „Kindergärtnerin“ (#58,010). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kickboxen“ bei #58,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kickboxen is uncommon German at frequency #58,008 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɪkˌbɔksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sportart Kickboxen betreiben".

kickboxen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 kickboxen, spelled K-I-C-K-B-O-X-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sportart Kickboxen betreiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In seiner Freizeit kickboxt Thomas dreimal wöchentlich.
  2. Hast du schon mal gekickboxt?

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 "kickboxen"?
"kickboxen" is spelled K-I-C-K-B-O-X-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪkˌbɔksn̩].
What does "kickboxen" mean?
As a verb, "kickboxen" means: die Sportart Kickboxen betreiben
How do you pronounce "kickboxen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kickboxen" is [ˈkɪkˌbɔksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kickboxen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

klanglich#58,013Kartusche#58,002kochendes#58,018Kalabrien#57,995

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list