Kombattant
[kɔmbaˈtant]
The verdict
“Kombattant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die zusammen mit anderen an einem Kampf teilnimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kombattant · Kombattant · German
Kombattant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kombattant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔmbaˈtant] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kombattant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kombattant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmbaˈtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kombattant, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 Kombattant, spelled K-O-M-B-A-T-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die zusammen mit anderen an einem Kampf teilnimmt
- 2nach dem Völkerrecht zu Kampfhandlungen berechtigte Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kombattant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf dem Schlachtfeld die Kombattanten Seite an Seite.
„Zivile Hacker sollen im Krieg als Kombattanten eingestuft werden und dürften demnach auch physisch angegriffen und sogar getötet werden.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.