Zweikampf
German, noun/ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌkamp͡f/
Zweikampf is spelled Z-W-E-I-K-A-M-P-F (9 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zweikampf is a German masculine noun meaning “duel (combat between two persons)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auseinandersetzung zwischen zwei Personen/Parteien”.
What does Zweikampf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineduel (combat between two persons)
- 2
masculinebiathlon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auseinandersetzung zwischen zwei Personen/Parteien 2. Auseinandersetzung mit Fäusten/Waffen zwischen zwei Personen/Parteien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zweikampf
- Zweikampfes genitive
- Zweikampfs genitive
- Zweikämpfe plural
- Zweikampfe dative singular
- Zweikämpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zweikampf?
- /ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌkamp͡f/
- [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌkamp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zweikampf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zweikampf in German?
Zweikampf appears 2.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).