Kriegsgerät

[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʁɛːt]

/[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʁɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriegsgerät” is an uncommon German word, ranked #65,431 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#65,431
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerät, das für die Kriegsführung wichtig ist

Key facts for Kriegsgerät
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriegsgerät
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʁɛːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,431
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kriegsgerät” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kriegsgerät lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kriegsgerät is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʁɛːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,431 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gerät, das für die Kriegsführung wichtig ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kriegsgerät, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kriegsgerät, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-R-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, das für die Kriegsführung wichtig ist

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 "Kriegsgerät"?
"Kriegsgerät" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-R-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʁɛːt].
What does "Kriegsgerät" mean?
As a noun, "Kriegsgerät" means: Gerät, das für die Kriegsführung wichtig ist
How do you pronounce "Kriegsgerät"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriegsgerät" is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʁɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriegsgerät" come from?
"Kriegsgerät" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Kriegsgerät”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-R-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʁɛːt] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list