Altjahrstag
[ˈaltjaːɐ̯sˌtaːk]
The verdict
“Altjahrstag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - letzter Tag eines Jahres; Silvester
Corpus desk
Index DE-altjahrstag · Altjahrstag · German
Altjahrstag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Altjahrstag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltjaːɐ̯sˌtaːk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altjahrstag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altjahrstag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltjaːɐ̯sˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "letzter Tag eines Jahres; Silvester".
Altjahrstag has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Altjahrstag, spelled A-L-T-J-A-H-R-S-T-A-G.
Definition
- 1letzter Tag eines Jahres; Silvester
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Altjahrstag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Altjahrstag war angebrochen, im ganzen Haus roch es nach Gebackenem, ein bleigrauer Himmel hing über den Bergen.“
„In dieser Position schrieb er am Altjahrstag 1946 an Karl Barth, den er kurze Zeit zuvor in Basel besucht hatte, und legte ihm zwei Bitten vor.“
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.