Kriegsgeschichte

[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʃɪçtə]

/[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʃɪçtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriegsgeschichte” is uncommon German (frequency #98,714 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,714
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geschichte von Kriegen/eines Krieges

Key facts for Kriegsgeschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriegsgeschichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Letters16
Frequency rank#98,714
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kriegsgeschichte” 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). Kriegsgeschichte lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kriegsgeschichte is uncommon German at frequency #98,714 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kriegsgeschichte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kriegsgeschichte, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geschichte von Kriegen/eines Krieges
  2. 2
    Geschichte/Erzählung von Ereignissen während eines Krieges

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 "Kriegsgeschichte"?
"Kriegsgeschichte" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʃɪçtə].
What does "Kriegsgeschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Kriegsgeschichte" means: Geschichte von Kriegen/eines Krieges
How do you pronounce "Kriegsgeschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriegsgeschichte" is [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriegsgeschichte" come from?
"Kriegsgeschichte" 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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Using “Kriegsgeschichte”

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-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌʃɪçtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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