Kriegszeit

[ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriegszeit” is uncommon German (frequency #59,817 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,817
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit, in der Krieg herrscht

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriegszeit · Kriegszeit · German

Kriegszeit · rank #59,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,817
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriegsgefange…

Nearest frequency peer: Kriegsgefangener (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kriegszeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kriegszeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kriegszeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriegszeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kriegszeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kriegszeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriegsgefangener“ (#59,816), „Krisengebieten“ (#59,818), „Kreuzritter“ (#59,815). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriegszeit“ bei #59,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kriegszeit is uncommon German at frequency #59,817 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kriegszeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Meine Nachfrage, ob hier seelische Verletzungen aus der Kriegszeit zugrunde liegen könnten, wischten die Älteren schnell vom Tisch.“
  2. „Die belastenden Erlebnisse meiner mütterlichen und väterlichen Großeltern in Kriegs- und Nachkriegszeit wirken noch heute auf die Familie.“

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kriegszeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kräutertee#59,819Langweiler#59,833lebensmüde#59,840Kernwaffen#59,791

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list