Querfront

[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfʁɔnt]

/[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfʁɔnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Querfront” is uncommon German (frequency #59,096 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,096
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bündnisse mit antidemokratischen Bestrebungen zwischen Nationalisten und Sozialisten in der Weimarer Republik

Corpus desk

Index DE-querfront · Querfront · German

Querfront · rank #59,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,096
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Punkband

Nearest frequency peer: Punkband (-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 „Querfront“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Querfront
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuerfront
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfʁɔnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,096
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Querfront“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Punkband“ (#59,095), „publication“ (#59,094), „radikalisieren“ (#59,099). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Querfront“ bei #59,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Querfront is uncommon German at frequency #59,096 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfʁɔnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Querfront in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Querfront, spelled Q-U-E-R-F-R-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bündnisse mit antidemokratischen Bestrebungen zwischen Nationalisten und Sozialisten in der Weimarer Republik
  2. 2
    gemeinsame antidemokratische und antiemanzipatorische Bestrebungen politisch linker und rechter Personen oder Gruppen (in der Regel geprägt von Antisemitismus, Rassismus und Antifeminismus sowie Feindseligkeit gegenüber homosexuellen und transsexuellen Personen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ausgangspunkt der «Querfront»-Bemühungen war, dass sich die ADGB-Führung am 30. Juli 1932, nur zehn Tage nach dem Staatsstreich in Preußen, der autoritären Refierung Papen als stabilisierender Faktor anbot und sich damit von der SPD zu distanzieren begann.“
  2. „Der Antisemitismus gehört in der Querfront zur DNA. Da wird der Staat Israel schon mal mit dem Apartheidsregime in Südafrika verglichen.“

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 "Querfront"?
"Querfront" is spelled Q-U-E-R-F-R-O-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfʁɔnt].
What does "Querfront" mean?
As a noun, "Querfront" means: Bündnisse mit antidemokratischen Bestrebungen zwischen Nationalisten und Sozialisten in der Weimarer Republik
How do you pronounce "Querfront"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Querfront" is [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfʁɔnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Querfront" come from?
"Querfront" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Prägungen#59,091rauchfrei#59,104Reitsport#59,112Pechstein#59,065

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list