Zivilbevölkerung
[ˌt͡siˈviːlbəˌfœlkəʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Zivilbevölkerung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,134 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,134
- frequency rank, German
- 16
- letters
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - derjenige Teil der Bevölkerung, der nicht den regulären oder irregulären Streitkräften der in einem bewaffneten Konflikt beteiligten Konfliktparteien angehört und der keines der Erkennungszeichen d...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zivilbevölkerung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌt͡siˈviːlbəˌfœlkəʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #21,134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zivilbevölkerung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zivilbevölkerung is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌt͡siˈviːlbəˌfœlkəʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,134 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "derjenige Teil der Bevölkerung, der nicht den regulären oder irregulären Streitkräften der in einem bewaffneten Konflikt beteiligten Konfliktparteien angehört und der keines der Erkennungszeichen d...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zivilbevölkerung, with forms such as "izvilbevölkerung", "ziivlbevölkerung", and "ziviblevölkerung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zivilbevölkerung, spelled Z-I-V-I-L-B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1derjenige Teil der Bevölkerung, der nicht den regulären oder irregulären Streitkräften der in einem bewaffneten Konflikt beteiligten Konfliktparteien angehört und der keines der Erkennungszeichen dieser Streitkräfte benutzt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: izvilbevölkerung,ziivlbevölkerung,ziviblevölkerung,zivilbbevölkerung,zivilbevlökerung,zivilbevvölkerung,zivilbevöklerung,zivilbevölekrung,zivilbevölkernug,zivilbevölkerrung,zivilbevölkerugn,zivilbevölkerungg,zivilbevölkerunng,zivilbevölkeurng,zivilbevölkkerung,zivilbevölkreung,zivilbevöllkerung,zivilbeövlkerung,zivilbveölkerung,zivilebvölkerung,zivillbevölkerung,zivlibevölkerung,zivvilbevölkerung,zviilbevölkerung,zzivilbevölkerung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zivilbevölkerung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Zivilbevölkerung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-I-V-I-L-B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌt͡siˈviːlbəˌfœlkəʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.