Wettkampftag

[ˈvɛtkamp͡fˌtaːk]

/[ˈvɛtkamp͡fˌtaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wettkampftag” is uncommon German (frequency #70,999 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,999
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag, an dem einer oder mehrere sportliche Wettbewerbe stattfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-wettkampftag · Wettkampftag · German

Wettkampftag · rank #70,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,999
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wettbewerbsvo…

Nearest frequency peer: Wettbewerbsvorteile (-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 „Wettkampftag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wettkampftag
PropertyValue
HeadwordWettkampftag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛtkamp͡fˌtaːk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wettkampftag“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wettbewerbsvorteile“ (#70,998), „Wertstoffhof“ (#70,997), „wiederholenden“ (#71,001). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wettkampftag“ bei #70,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wettkampftag is uncommon German at frequency #70,999 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛtkamp͡fˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tag, an dem einer oder mehrere sportliche Wettbewerbe stattfinden".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wettkampftag in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wettkampftag, spelled W-E-T-T-K-A-M-P-F-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tag, an dem einer oder mehrere sportliche Wettbewerbe stattfinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bei der Hallenweltmeisterschaft in Doha erlebten die deutschen Leichtathleten einen guten ersten Wettkampftag.“

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 "Wettkampftag"?
"Wettkampftag" is spelled W-E-T-T-K-A-M-P-F-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛtkamp͡fˌtaːk].
What does "Wettkampftag" mean?
As a noun, "Wettkampftag" means: Tag, an dem einer oder mehrere sportliche Wettbewerbe stattfinden
How do you pronounce "Wettkampftag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wettkampftag" is [ˈvɛtkamp͡fˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wertstoffhof#70,997Waldbesitzer#70,981Zuckergehalt#71,025vorwurfsvoll#70,971

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list