Befreiungskrieg
German[bəˈfʁaɪ̯ʊŋsˌkʁiːk]
Befreiungskrieg is a German noun. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Krieg mit dem Ziel, sich von einer unerwünschten Herrschaft zu befreien”; the English Wiktionary has no entry for it yet.
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Krieg mit dem Ziel, sich von einer unerwünschten Herrschaft zu befreien
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 Befreiungskrieg
- Befreiungskriege nominative plural
- Befreiungskrieges genitive singular
- Befreiungskriegs genitive singular
- Befreiungskriegen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befreiungskrieg?
- [bəˈfʁaɪ̯ʊŋsˌkʁiːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Befreiungskrieg in German?
Befreiungskrieg appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).