Kriegsgefahr

[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaːɐ̯]

/[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriegsgefahr” is uncommon German (frequency #75,889 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,889
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefahr eines Krieges

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriegsgefahr · Kriegsgefahr · German

Kriegsgefahr · rank #75,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,889
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krux

Nearest frequency peer: Krux (+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 „Kriegsgefahr“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kriegsgefahr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kriegsgefahr
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriegsgefahr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaːɐ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kriegsgefahr“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kriegsgefahrfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krux“ (#75,890), „kryptisch“ (#75,891), „krall“ (#75,885). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriegsgefahr“ bei #75,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kriegsgefahr is uncommon German at frequency #75,889 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gefahr eines Krieges".

Kriegsgefahr has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kriegsgefahr, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-F-A-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefahr eines Krieges

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kriegsgefahr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nach dem planmäßigen Ende des Sommerfestes kamen Kriegsgefahr und Kriegsbegeisterung auch in der Garnisonsstadt Hildesheim an.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kriegsgefahr"?
"Kriegsgefahr" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-F-A-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaːɐ̯].
What does "Kriegsgefahr" mean?
As a noun, "Kriegsgefahr" means: Gefahr eines Krieges
How do you pronounce "Kriegsgefahr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriegsgefahr" is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriegsgefahr" come from?
"Kriegsgefahr" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kriegsgefahr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list