Kriegstreiberei
German, noun[ˈkʁiːkstʁaɪ̯bəˌʁaɪ̯]
Kriegstreiberei is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-T-R-E-I-B-E-R-E-I (15 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kriegstreiberei is a German feminine noun meaning “warmongering, warmongerism, bellicism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “fortgesetzter energischer Versuch, einen Krieg anzustiften, jemanden oder etwas in einen solchen zu verwickeln”.
What does Kriegstreiberei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewarmongering, warmongerism, bellicism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fortgesetzter energischer Versuch, einen Krieg anzustiften, jemanden oder etwas in einen solchen zu verwickeln
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 Kriegstreiberei
- Kriegstreibereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kriegstreiberei?
- [ˈkʁiːkstʁaɪ̯bəˌʁaɪ̯]
- [ˌkʁiːkstʁaɪ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kriegstreiberei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kriegstreiberei in German?
Kriegstreiberei appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).