Krieg

[ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]

/[ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krieg” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #76,474 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#76,474
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - guerra;

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)

Where “Krieg” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Krieg lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Krieg is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,474 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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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Using “Krieg”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-R-I-E-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʀiːk], Plural: [ˈkʀiː.ɡə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list