Kulturkampf
German, noun/kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f/
Kulturkampf is spelled K-U-L-T-U-R-K-A-M-P-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kulturkampf is a German masculine noun meaning “kulturkampf (conflict between secular and religious authorities in late 19th c. Germany and Switzerland)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichnung für das Vorgehen gegen katholische Hierarchie und politischen Katholizismus bei der…”.
What does Kulturkampf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekulturkampf (conflict between secular and religious authorities in late 19th c. Germany and Switzerland)
- 2
masculineculture war (contemporary conflict between different ideological groups)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für das Vorgehen gegen katholische Hierarchie und politischen Katholizismus bei der Auseinandersetzung zwischen Staat und katholischer Kirche (unter Papst Pius IX.) 2. im Deutschen Reich, 1871–1887 3. in der Schweiz, 1873–1883 4. breit angelegte Verfolgung von Kirche und Religion durch Staat oder Gesellschaft (in Anlehnung an Bedeutung [1])
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kulturkampf
- Kulturkampfes genitive
- Kulturkampfs genitive
- Kulturkämpfe plural
- Kulturkampfe dative singular
- Kulturkämpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kulturkampf?
- /kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f/
- [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kulturkampf in German?
Kulturkampf appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).