Zwischenkriegszeit
German, noun/ˈtsvɪʃənˌkʁiːksˌtsaɪ̯t/
Zwischenkriegszeit is spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-K-R-I-E-G-S-Z-E-I-T (18 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwischenkriegszeit is a German feminine noun meaning “interbellum, interwar period (time between two wars)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitraum zwischen zwei Kriegen, speziell zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen”.
What does Zwischenkriegszeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinterbellum, interwar period (time between two wars)
- 2
femininethe period between World War I and World War II (1918 to 1939)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitraum zwischen zwei Kriegen, speziell zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zwischenkriegszeit
- Zwischenkriegszeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwischenkriegszeit?
- /ˈtsvɪʃənˌkʁiːksˌtsaɪ̯t/
- [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩kʁiːksˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zwischenkriegszeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zwischenkriegszeit in German?
Zwischenkriegszeit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).