Völkerbund

[ˈfœlkɐˌbʊnt]

/[ˈfœlkɐˌbʊnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Völkerbund” is uncommon German (frequency #55,848 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,848
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - internationale Organisation von Staaten zur Wahrung des Friedens (1920-1946)

Corpus desk

Index DE-volkerbund · Völkerbund · German

Völkerbund · rank #55,848 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,848
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorwarf

Nearest frequency peer: vorwarf (-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 „Völkerbund“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Völkerbund
PropertyValue
HeadwordVölkerbund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfœlkɐˌbʊnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,848
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Völkerbund“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorwarf“ (#55,847), „Waldhaus“ (#55,849), „vortex“ (#55,846). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Völkerbund“ bei #55,848. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Völkerbund is uncommon German at frequency #55,848 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfœlkɐˌbʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "internationale Organisation von Staaten zur Wahrung des Friedens (1920-1946)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Völkerbund in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Völkerbund, spelled V-Ö-L-K-E-R-B-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    internationale Organisation von Staaten zur Wahrung des Friedens (1920-1946)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „1923 wird Äthiopien in den Völkerbund aufgenommen, im Jahr darauf reist der Ras durch Europa.“
  2. „Formell wurden die deutschen Kolonien unter die Verwaltung des neugeschaffenen Völkerbundes gestellt, praktisch wurden sie unter den Siegermächten Frankreich, England und Belgien aufgeteilt.“

This word in other languages

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 "Völkerbund"?
"Völkerbund" is spelled V-Ö-L-K-E-R-B-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfœlkɐˌbʊnt].
What does "Völkerbund" mean?
As a noun, "Völkerbund" means: internationale Organisation von Staaten zur Wahrung des Friedens (1920-1946)
How do you pronounce "Völkerbund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Völkerbund" is [ˈfœlkɐˌbʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Völkerbund" come from?
"Völkerbund" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list