Kriegszeit

[ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriegszeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,817 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,817
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeit, in der Krieg herrscht

Key facts for Kriegszeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriegszeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kriegszeit” 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). Kriegszeit 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 Kriegszeit is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,817 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zeit, in der Krieg herrscht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kriegszeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kriegszeit, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeit, in der Krieg herrscht

Antonyms

Friedenszeit

This word in other languages

wartime(English)

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 "Kriegszeit"?
"Kriegszeit" is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Kriegszeit" mean?
As a noun, "Kriegszeit" means: Zeit, in der Krieg herrscht
How do you pronounce "Kriegszeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriegszeit" is [ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriegszeit" come from?
"Kriegszeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Kriegszeit”

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

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