Schwertkampf
[ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌkamp͡f]
The verdict
“Schwertkampf” is uncommon German (frequency #97,668 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,668
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kampf, der mit Schwertern ausgetragen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwertkampf · Schwertkampf · German
Schwertkampf · rank #97,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,668
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schwenkbar
Nearest frequency peer: schwenkbar (-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 „Schwertkampf“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schweich
Schweich
2,336 corpus weight
- Schweinemast
Schweinemast
2,335 corpus weight
- schwenkbar
schwenkbar
2,334 corpus weight
- Schwertkampf
Schwertkampf
2,333 corpus weight
- schwoll
schwoll
2,332 corpus weight
- schwächeln
schwächeln
2,331 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schwertkampf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwertkampf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌkamp͡f] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #97,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwertkampf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwertkampf is uncommon German at frequency #97,668 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌkamp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kampf, der mit Schwertern ausgetragen wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schwertkampf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schwertkampf, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-T-K-A-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1Kampf, der mit Schwertern ausgetragen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schwertkampf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich wurde einen Monat lang in Reiten, Schwertkampf und Latein unterrichtet.“
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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