kriegführend
[ˈkʁiːkˌfyːʁənt]
The verdict
“kriegführend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Krieg austragend, an diesem beteiligt seiend; sich im Kriegszustand befindend
Corpus desk
Index DE-kriegfuhrend · kriegführend · German
kriegführend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kriegführend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁiːkˌfyːʁənt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kriegführend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kriegführend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁiːkˌfyːʁənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Krieg austragend, an diesem beteiligt seiend; sich im Kriegszustand befindend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for kriegführend in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kriegführend, spelled K-R-I-E-G-F-Ü-H-R-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1einen Krieg austragend, an diesem beteiligt seiend; sich im Kriegszustand befindend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kriegführend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In allen kriegführenden Ländern Europas im Ersten Weltkrieg gab es Einzelne, die sich der Kapitulation des Geistes vor dem Kriegswahnsinn verweigerten, die nicht einstimmten in den Chor des Hasses und der nationalistischen Verblendung.“
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.