Mehrkampf

[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f]/ noun

The verdict

“Mehrkampf” is uncommon German (frequency #50,704 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,704
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sportlicher Wettbewerb, der aus mehreren Teildisziplinen besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-mehrkampf · Mehrkampf · German

Mehrkampf · rank #50,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,704
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 44,424
  • PHOTO-FINISH mehrjähriger

Nearest frequency peer: mehrjähriger (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Mehrkampf”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Mehrkampf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Mehrkampf
PropertyValue
HeadwordMehrkampf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,704
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mehrkampf” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mehrkampf lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mehrkampf is uncommon German at frequency #50,704 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sportlicher Wettbewerb, der aus mehreren Teildisziplinen besteht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mehrkampf, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mehrkampf, spelled M-E-H-R-K-A-M-P-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    sportlicher Wettbewerb, der aus mehreren Teildisziplinen besteht

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mehrkampf"?
"Mehrkampf" is spelled M-E-H-R-K-A-M-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f].
What does "Mehrkampf" mean?
As a noun, "Mehrkampf" means: sportlicher Wettbewerb, der aus mehreren Teildisziplinen besteht
How do you pronounce "Mehrkampf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mehrkampf" is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkamp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mehrkampf" come from?
"Mehrkampf" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list