Kriegserklärung
The verdict
“Kriegserklärung” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Déclaration de guerre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kriegserklärung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kriegserklärung” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Kriegserklärung is 15 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Déclaration de guerre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kriegserklärung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Kriegserklärung, spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-E-R-K-L-Ä-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Déclaration de guerre.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Kriegserklärung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is K-R-I-E-G-S-E-R-K-L-Ä-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.