Krieg

[ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]

/[ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Krieg” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,474 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,474
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - guerra;

Corpus desk

Index PT-krieg · Krieg · Portuguese

Krieg · rank #76,474 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,474
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH koe

Nearest frequency peer: koe (-1 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Krieg”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Krieg” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krieg
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrieg
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Krieg” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Kriegcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “koe” (#76,473), “kettle” (#76,471), “lagostim” (#76,479). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “Krieg” fica em #76,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krieg is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,474 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Krieg, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Krieg, spelled K-R-I-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    guerra;
  2. 2
    conflito armado.

Antonyms

Frieden

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krieg"?
"Krieg" is spelled K-R-I-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə].
What does "Krieg" mean?
As a noun, "Krieg" means: guerra;
How do you pronounce "Krieg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krieg" is [ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krieg" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Krieg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list