Kriegsbegeisterung
German, noun/ˈkʁiːksbəˌɡaɪ̯stəʁʊŋ/
Kriegsbegeisterung is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-B-E-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-U-N-G (18 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kriegsbegeisterung is a German feminine noun meaning “war fever, enthusiasm for (the) war” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “überschwängliche Freude, Erregung über den Krieg”.
What does Kriegsbegeisterung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewar fever, enthusiasm for (the) war
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. überschwängliche Freude, Erregung über den Krieg
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kriegsbegeisterung
- Kriegsbegeisterungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kriegsbegeisterung?
- /ˈkʁiːksbəˌɡaɪ̯stəʁʊŋ/
- [ˈkʁiːksbəˌɡaɪ̯stəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kriegsbegeisterung in German?
Kriegsbegeisterung appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).