Bewegungskrieg
[bəˈveːɡʊŋsˌkʁiːk]
The verdict
“Bewegungskrieg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krieg, bei dem die Truppen mindestens einer Partei gegen den Gegner aktiv vorrücken
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Index DE-bewegungskrieg · Bewegungskrieg · German
Bewegungskrieg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bewegungskrieg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈveːɡʊŋsˌkʁiːk] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bewegungskrieg“ im Deutschen
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Bewegungskrieg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈveːɡʊŋsˌkʁiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krieg, bei dem die Truppen mindestens einer Partei gegen den Gegner aktiv vorrücken".
Bewegungskrieg has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bewegungskrieg, spelled B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G-S-K-R-I-E-G.
Definition
- 1Krieg, bei dem die Truppen mindestens einer Partei gegen den Gegner aktiv vorrücken
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bewegungskrieg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Offenbar war die Partisanenpsychose ein Phänomen des Bewegungskrieges, das verschwand, sobald die Fronten erstarrten.“
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