Wettkämpfer

[ˈvɛtˌkɛmp͡fɐ]

/[ˈvɛtˌkɛmp͡fɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wettkämpfer” is uncommon German (frequency #91,149 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,149
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-wettkampfer · Wettkämpfer · German

Wettkämpfer · rank #91,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,149
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wetzikon

Nearest frequency peer: Wetzikon (+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 „Wettkämpfer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wettkämpfer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wettkämpfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordWettkämpfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛtˌkɛmp͡fɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wettkämpfer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wettkämpferfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wetzikon“ (#91,150), „Widerstandsgruppe“ (#91,151), „Werkzeugs“ (#91,146). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wettkämpfer“ bei #91,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wettkämpfer is uncommon German at frequency #91,149 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛtˌkɛmp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wettkämpfer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wettkämpfer, spelled W-E-T-T-K-Ä-M-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Wettkämpfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Beim World Cup wird über sechs Runden gespielt, die Wettkämpfer erhalten Punkte nach Platzierung und erzielten Abschüssen.“

Synonyms

Wettkampfteilnehmer

This word in other languages

contestant(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wettkämpfer"?
"Wettkämpfer" is spelled W-E-T-T-K-Ä-M-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛtˌkɛmp͡fɐ].
What does "Wettkämpfer" mean?
As a noun, "Wettkämpfer" means: jemand, der an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt
How do you pronounce "Wettkämpfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wettkämpfer" is [ˈvɛtˌkɛmp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wettkämpfer" come from?
"Wettkämpfer" 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 "Wettkämpfer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wiederkehrt#91,152Werkausgabe#91,143weiterreden#91,135wegschieben#91,130

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list