Bruderkrieg
[ˈbʁuːdɐˌkʁiːk]
The verdict
“Bruderkrieg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krieg zwischen den Angehörigen eines Volkes oder zweier nahestehender Völker
Corpus desk
Index DE-bruderkrieg · Bruderkrieg · German
Bruderkrieg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Bruderkrieg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁuːdɐˌkʁiːk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bruderkrieg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bruderkrieg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁuːdɐˌkʁiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bruderkrieg, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bruderkrieg, spelled B-R-U-D-E-R-K-R-I-E-G.
Definition
- 1Krieg zwischen den Angehörigen eines Volkes oder zweier nahestehender Völker
- 2Krieg zwischen mindestens zwei Söhnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bruderkrieg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er fürchtete außerdem den Konflikt zwischen den auf britischer und auf türkischer Seite kämpfenden jüdischen Soldaten, die auf diese Weise in einen Bruderkrieg verwickelt würden.“
„Der Vertrag von Verdun, ein fairer und nicht einmal ungeschickter Kompromiß, beendete den Bruderkrieg der Söhne Ludwigs.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.