Bürgerkriege

[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌkʁiːɡə]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌkʁiːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bürgerkriege” is uncommon German (frequency #55,215 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,215
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bürgerkrieg

Key facts for Bürgerkriege
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürgerkriege
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌkʁiːɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bürgerkriege” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bürgerkriege lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bürgerkriege is uncommon German at frequency #55,215 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌkʁiːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Bürgerkriege in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bürgerkriege, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-K-R-I-E-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bürgerkrieg
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bürgerkrieg
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Bürgerkrieg
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Bürgerkrieg

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 "Bürgerkriege"?
"Bürgerkriege" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-K-R-I-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌkʁiːɡə].
What does "Bürgerkriege" mean?
As a noun, "Bürgerkriege" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bürgerkrieg
How do you pronounce "Bürgerkriege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürgerkriege" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌkʁiːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürgerkriege" come from?
"Bürgerkriege" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Bürgerkriege”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-Ü-R-G-E-R-K-R-I-E-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌkʁiːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list