kriegsbereit
[ˈkʁiːksbəˌʁaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“kriegsbereit” 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 May 6, 2026) - für einen Krieg gerüstet, vorbereitet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kriegsbereit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁiːksbəˌʁaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kriegsbereit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kriegsbereit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁiːksbəˌʁaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für einen Krieg gerüstet, vorbereitet".
kriegsbereit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kriegsbereit, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-B-E-R-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1für einen Krieg gerüstet, vorbereitet
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “kriegsbereit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-I-E-G-S-B-E-R-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁiːksbəˌʁaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.