Kriegsdienstverweigerung
German, noun/ˈkʁiːksdiːnstfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ/
Kriegsdienstverweigerung is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-D-I-E-N-S-T-V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G (24 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kriegsdienstverweigerung is a German feminine noun meaning “conscientious objection (refusal to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verweigerung, am Kriegsdienst (obligatorische Arbeit im Militär) teilzunehmen”.
What does Kriegsdienstverweigerung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconscientious objection (refusal to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verweigerung, am Kriegsdienst (obligatorische Arbeit im Militär) teilzunehmen
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 Kriegsdienstverweigerung
- Kriegsdienstverweigerungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kriegsdienstverweigerung?
- /ˈkʁiːksdiːnstfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ/
- [ˈkʁiːksdiːnstfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kriegsdienstverweigerung in German?
Kriegsdienstverweigerung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).