Wahlkampf

/[ˈvaːlˌkamp͡f]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,695

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Wahlkampf is aGermannoun. It means: das Werben von Parteien oder Kandidaten um Stimmen vor einer Wahl Pronounced [ˈvaːlˌkamp͡f]. It ranks #3,695 in German word frequency. Often confused with Wahlkampfs and Wahlkampfes.

Key facts for Wahlkampf
PropertyValue
HeadwordWahlkampf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːlˌkamp͡f]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,695
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wahlkampf in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wahlkampf is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaːlˌkamp͡f]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,695 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das Werben von Parteien oder Kandidaten um Stimmen vor einer Wahl".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wahlkampf, with forms such as "awhlkampf", "wahhlkampf", and "wahklampf". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Wahlkampfs", "Wahlkampfes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wahlkampf, spelled W-A-H-L-K-A-M-P-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Werben von Parteien oder Kandidaten um Stimmen vor einer Wahl

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: awhlkampf,wahhlkampf,wahklampf,wahlakmpf,wahlkamfp,wahlkammpf,wahlkampff,wahlkamppf,wahlkapmf,wahlkkampf,wahlkmapf,wahllkampf,walhkampf,whalkampf,wwahlkampf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wahlkampf

Misspelling Variants of "Wahlkampf"

awhlkampf9wahhlkampf10wahklampf9wahlakmpf9wahlkamfp9wahlkammpf10wahlkampff10wahlkamppf10
Misspelling Variants of "Wahlkampf"

Frequency rank: #3,695 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wahlkampf"?
"Wahlkampf" is spelled W-A-H-L-K-A-M-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlˌkamp͡f].
What does "Wahlkampf" mean?
As a noun, "Wahlkampf" means: das Werben von Parteien oder Kandidaten um Stimmen vor einer Wahl
What words are commonly confused with "Wahlkampf"?
"Wahlkampf" is commonly confused with "Wahlkampfs", "Wahlkampfes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wahlkampf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wahlkampf" is [ˈvaːlˌkamp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wahlkampf" come from?
"Wahlkampf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.