Kriegslist
German, noun/ˈkʁiːksˌlɪst/
Kriegslist is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-L-I-S-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kriegslist is a German feminine noun meaning “stratagem (tactic or artifice in military operation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durchdachter Plan, der in einem Krieg zur Täuschung/Überraschung des Gegners dient”.
What does Kriegslist mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestratagem (tactic or artifice in military operation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durchdachter Plan, der in einem Krieg zur Täuschung/Überraschung des Gegners dient
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kriegslist
- Kriegslisten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kriegslist?
- /ˈkʁiːksˌlɪst/
- [ˈkʁiːksˌlɪst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kriegslist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kriegslist in German?
Kriegslist appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).