Großkrieg
[ˈɡʁoːsˌkʁiːk]
The verdict
“Großkrieg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krieg von sehr großen Ausmaßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-krieg · Großkrieg · German
Großkrieg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Großkrieg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌkʁiːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großkrieg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großkrieg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌkʁiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krieg von sehr großen Ausmaßen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Großkrieg in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Großkrieg, spelled G-R-O-S-S-K-R-I-E-G.
Definition
- 1Krieg von sehr großen Ausmaßen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Großkrieg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Oktober 1898 sah es ein paar Wochen lang so aus, als würde der Sieg von Omdurman zu einem europäischen Großkrieg führen.“
Antonyms
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.