Kriegsgefangene

[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaŋənə]

/[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaŋənə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriegsgefangene” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,765
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die im Krieg den Gegnern in die Hände gefallen ist und von ihnen gefangen gehalten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriegsgefangene · Kriegsgefangene · German

Kriegsgefangene · rank #34,765 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,765
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krawalle

Nearest frequency peer: Krawalle (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kriegsgefangene“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kriegsgefangene“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kriegsgefangene vs Kriegsgefangenen
94% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kriegsgefangene
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriegsgefangene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaŋənə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#34,765
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kriegsgefangene“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kriegsgefangeneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Krawalle“ (#34,764), „kubanische“ (#34,766), „Konzils“ (#34,763). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriegsgefangene“ bei #34,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Kriegsgefangene (IPA [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaŋənə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,765 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weibliche Person, die im Krieg den Gegnern in die Hände gefallen ist und von ihnen gefangen gehalten wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kriegsgefangene, with forms such as "kiregsgefangene", "kkriegsgefangene", and "kreigsgefangene". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kriegsgefangenen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kriegsgefangene, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-F-A-N-G-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die im Krieg den Gegnern in die Hände gefallen ist und von ihnen gefangen gehalten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In diesem Buch berichtet eine ehemalige Kriegsgefangene über ihre Erfahrungen in einem sowjetischen Gefängnis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kiregsgefangene
  • kkriegsgefangene
  • kreigsgefangene
  • krieggsefangene
  • krieggsgefangene
  • kriegsegfangene
  • kriegsgeafngene
  • kriegsgefagnene
  • kriegsgefanegne
  • kriegsgefangeen
  • kriegsgefanggene
  • kriegsgefangnee
  • kriegsgefanngene
  • kriegsgeffangene
  • kriegsgefnagene
  • kriegsgfeangene
  • kriegsggefangene
  • kriegssgefangene
  • kriesggefangene
  • krigesgefangene
  • krriegsgefangene
  • rkiegsgefangene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kriegsgefangene - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kiregsgefangene2kkriegsgefangene1kreigsgefangene2krieggsefangene2krieggsgefangene1kriegsegfangene2kriegsgeafngene2kriegsgefagnene2
Edit distance from "Kriegsgefangene"

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 "Kriegsgefangene"?
"Kriegsgefangene" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-F-A-N-G-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaŋənə].
What does "Kriegsgefangene" mean?
As a noun, "Kriegsgefangene" means: weibliche Person, die im Krieg den Gegnern in die Hände gefallen ist und von ihnen gefangen gehalten wird
What words are commonly confused with "Kriegsgefangene"?
"Kriegsgefangene" is commonly confused with "Kriegsgefangenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kriegsgefangene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriegsgefangene" is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌfaŋənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriegsgefangene" come from?
"Kriegsgefangene" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list