Kriegsknecht
[ˈkʁiːksˌknɛçt]
The verdict
“Kriegsknecht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soldat, meist für Geld angeworbener Fußsoldat, ehemals ein bezahlter Knecht
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Index DE-kriegsknecht · Kriegsknecht · German
Kriegsknecht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kriegsknecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁiːksˌknɛçt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kriegsknecht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kriegsknecht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁiːksˌknɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soldat, meist für Geld angeworbener Fußsoldat, ehemals ein bezahlter Knecht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kriegsknecht, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kriegsknecht, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-K-N-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Soldat, meist für Geld angeworbener Fußsoldat, ehemals ein bezahlter Knecht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kriegsknecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Mittelalter fußte die Kriegführung, neben den vasallisch gebundenen Lehensmännern, auf bezahlten Kriegsknechten zu Fuß und angeworbenen Soldrittern. Technische Spezialisten, wie Pioniere oder Artilleristen, gehörten ebenfalls zu den begehrten und damit teuren Miettruppen. Während die spätmittelalterlichen Quellen noch vom ‚Kriegsknecht‘ bzw. dem ‚Krie…
„Je nach dem Vermögen des Hausvaters ist die Zahl der in den einzelnen Hausständen gehaltenen Diener oder Kriegsknechte und Mägde verschieden.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.