Vorkriegs-
[ˈfoːɐ̯kʁiːks]
The verdict
“Vorkriegs-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kennzeichnet den Bezug eines Gegenstands, Zustands oder Ereignisses auf die Zeit vor einem Krieg, in Deutschland insbesondere auf die Zeit vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorkriegs · Vorkriegs- · German
Vorkriegs- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorkriegs- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯kʁiːks] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorkriegs-“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vorkriegs- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯kʁiːks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kennzeichnet den Bezug eines Gegenstands, Zustands oder Ereignisses auf die Zeit vor einem Krieg, in Deutschland insbesondere auf die Zeit vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Vorkriegs- in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vorkriegs-, spelled V-O-R-K-R-I-E-G-S--.
Definition
- 1kennzeichnet den Bezug eines Gegenstands, Zustands oder Ereignisses auf die Zeit vor einem Krieg, in Deutschland insbesondere auf die Zeit vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vorkriegs- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Vorkriegszeit stieg die Kriegsangst.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.