crime de guerra

/ˈkɾime de ˈɡjɛxa/ plural: /ˈkɾimes de ˈɡjɛxa/

//ˈkɾime de ˈɡjɛxa/ plural: /ˈkɾimes de ˈɡjɛxa// phrase

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The verdict

“crime de guerra” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - violação de direitos humanos em ocasião de guerra

Key facts for crime de guerra
PropertyValue
Headwordcrime de guerra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/ˈkɾime de ˈɡjɛxa/ plural: /ˈkɾimes de ˈɡjɛxa/
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crime de guerra” sits in Portuguese frequency

crime de guerra falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crime de guerra is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈkɾime de ˈɡjɛxa/ plural: /ˈkɾimes de ˈɡjɛxa/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "violação de direitos humanos em ocasião de guerra".

crime de guerra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is crime de guerra, spelled C-R-I-M-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    violação de direitos humanos em ocasião de guerra

This word in other languages

war crime(English)crime de guerre(Français)Kriegsverbrechen(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crime de guerra"?
"crime de guerra" is spelled C-R-I-M-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾime de ˈɡjɛxa/ plural: /ˈkɾimes de ˈɡjɛxa/.
What does "crime de guerra" mean?
As a phrase, "crime de guerra" means: violação de direitos humanos em ocasião de guerra
How do you pronounce "crime de guerra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crime de guerra" is /ˈkɾime de ˈɡjɛxa/ plural: /ˈkɾimes de ˈɡjɛxa/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crime de guerra" come from?
"crime de guerra" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “crime de guerra”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-I-M-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkɾime de ˈɡjɛxa/ plural: /ˈkɾimes de ˈɡjɛxa/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list