Altjahrsabend
[ˌaltjaːʁsˈaːbənt]
The verdict
“Altjahrsabend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor allem in protestantischen Gegenden Bezeichnung für den 31. Dezember, den letzten Tag des Jahres
Corpus desk
Index DE-altjahrsabend · Altjahrsabend · German
Altjahrsabend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altjahrsabend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌaltjaːʁsˈaːbənt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altjahrsabend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altjahrsabend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌaltjaːʁsˈaːbənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor allem in protestantischen Gegenden Bezeichnung für den 31. Dezember, den letzten Tag des Jahres".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Altjahrsabend, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Altjahrsabend, spelled A-L-T-J-A-H-R-S-A-B-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1vor allem in protestantischen Gegenden Bezeichnung für den 31. Dezember, den letzten Tag des Jahres
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Altjahrsabend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An Altjahrsabend feiern wir eine große Party.
This word in other languages
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.