Perestrojka
German, noun/peʁɛsˈtʁɔʏ̯ka/
Perestrojka is spelled P-E-R-E-S-T-R-O-J-K-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 297,534th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perestrojka is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Perestroika” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schlagwort des früheren sowjetischen Staatschefs Michael Gorbatschow, die auf die Reform des Staats- und…”.
What does Perestrojka mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of Perestroika
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schlagwort des früheren sowjetischen Staatschefs Michael Gorbatschow, die auf die Reform des Staats- und Wirtschaftssystems der damaligen UdSSR abzielte
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 Perestrojka
- Perestroika alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Perestrojka?
- /peʁɛsˈtʁɔʏ̯ka/
- [peʁɛsˈtʁɔɪ̯ka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Perestrojka in German?
Perestrojka appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).