Siebenkampf
[ˈziːbn̩ˌkamp͡f]
The verdict
“Siebenkampf” is uncommon German (frequency #96,258 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,258
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wettkampf in der Leichtathletik, der aus Einzelwettbewerben im Hürdenlauf über 100 m, Hochsprung, Kugelstoßen, Laufen über 200 m, Weitsprung, Speerwurf und Laufen über 800 m besteht; überwiegend wi...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Siebenkampf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈziːbn̩ˌkamp͡f] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Siebenkampf” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Siebenkampf is uncommon German at frequency #96,258 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈziːbn̩ˌkamp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wettkampf in der Leichtathletik, der aus Einzelwettbewerben im Hürdenlauf über 100 m, Hochsprung, Kugelstoßen, Laufen über 200 m, Weitsprung, Speerwurf und Laufen über 800 m besteht; überwiegend wi...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Siebenkampf in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Siebenkampf, spelled S-I-E-B-E-N-K-A-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1Wettkampf in der Leichtathletik, der aus Einzelwettbewerben im Hürdenlauf über 100 m, Hochsprung, Kugelstoßen, Laufen über 200 m, Weitsprung, Speerwurf und Laufen über 800 m besteht; überwiegend wird der Wettkampf für Frauen anstelle des Zehnkampfs der Männer ausgerichtet, in der Halle gibt es auch Wettkämpfe für Männer
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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Using “Siebenkampf”
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- The one correct German spelling is S-I-E-B-E-N-K-A-M-P-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.