Volkssturm
[ˈfɔlksˌʃtʊʁm]
The verdict
“Volkssturm” is uncommon German (frequency #91,095 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,095
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - generell Volksaufstand gegen die herrschende Klasse, z. B. während der Zeit der Französischen Revolution
Corpus desk
Index DE-volkssturm · Volkssturm · German
Volkssturm · rank #91,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,095
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Volkskörper
Nearest frequency peer: Volkskörper (-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 „Volkssturm“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- violent
violent
8,910 corpus weight
- Vogelnest
Vogelnest
8,908 corpus weight
- Volkskörper
Volkskörper
8,907 corpus weight
- Volkssturm
Volkssturm
8,906 corpus weight
- Volkswillen
Volkswillen
8,905 corpus weight
- Volleyballer
Volleyballer
8,904 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Volkssturm“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volkssturm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlksˌʃtʊʁm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #91,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Volkssturm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Volkssturm is uncommon German at frequency #91,095 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlksˌʃtʊʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Volkssturm in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Volkssturm, spelled V-O-L-K-S-S-T-U-R-M.
Definition
- 1generell Volksaufstand gegen die herrschende Klasse, z. B. während der Zeit der Französischen Revolution
- 2letztes, meist heimatnahes Aufgebot gegen Ende des 2. Weltkrieges zur Unterstützung der regulären Wehrmacht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Volkssturm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich behaupte, daß eine jede republikanische, oder andere Verfassung, welche diesen Satz nicht annimmt, und welche dem Aufstande an sich (ohne Rücksicht auf die Art oder den Zweck desselben) diejenigen Eigenschaften beilegt, die nur dem Gesetze zukommen, weiter nichts ist, als ein auf Sand ruhendes Gebäude, welches der nächste Volkssturm einstürzt.“
„Bei uns ging also der Volkssturm in Stellung.“
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.
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