Kräftemessen
[ˈkʁɛftəˌmɛsn̩]
The verdict
“Kräftemessen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,795 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,795
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Konkurrieren zwischen zwei oder mehr Personen, Staaten oder Ähnliches
Corpus desk
Index DE-kraftemessen · Kräftemessen · German
Kräftemessen · rank #74,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,795
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kriegsmaterial
Nearest frequency peer: Kriegsmaterial (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kräftemessen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Krankschrei…
Krankschreibung
25,210 corpus weight
- Kriegsmater…
Kriegsmaterial
25,207 corpus weight
- Kräftemessen
Kräftemessen
25,206 corpus weight
- Kubikzentim…
Kubikzentimeter
25,205 corpus weight
- kulturpolit…
kulturpolitischen
25,204 corpus weight
- Kunstfreihe…
Kunstfreiheit
25,203 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kräftemessen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kräftemessen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɛftəˌmɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #74,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kräftemessen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kräftemessen is uncommon German at frequency #74,795 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɛftəˌmɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Konkurrieren zwischen zwei oder mehr Personen, Staaten oder Ähnliches".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kräftemessen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kräftemessen, spelled K-R-Ä-F-T-E-M-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1das Konkurrieren zwischen zwei oder mehr Personen, Staaten oder Ähnliches
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kräftemessen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den Zwanzigerjahren entwickelte sich der Völkerbund zum Schauplatz eines internationalen Kräftemessens; in den Dreißigerjahren sank er zur bloßen Fassade herab.“
„In Venezuela ist nicht auszuschließen, dass das Kräftemessen zwischen dem brutal regierenden Präsidenten Nicolas Maduro und dem Parlamentspräsidenten Juan Guaidó, der sich im Januar zum Interimspräsidenten ausrief, am Ende brutal vom Militär entschieden wird.“
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.
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