Altweiberfastnacht
[altˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfastnaxt]
The verdict
“Altweiberfastnacht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rheinischer Ausdruck für den Donnerstag vor Rosenmontag und die Bräuche an diesem Tag, bei denen die Frauen symbolisch die Macht im Rheinland für die Zeit des Straßenkarnevals übernehmen
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Index DE-altweiberfastnacht · Altweiberfastnacht · German
Altweiberfastnacht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Altweiberfastnacht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [altˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfastnaxt] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altweiberfastnacht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altweiberfastnacht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [altˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfastnaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rheinischer Ausdruck für den Donnerstag vor Rosenmontag und die Bräuche an diesem Tag, bei denen die Frauen symbolisch die Macht im Rheinland für die Zeit des Straßenkarnevals übernehmen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Altweiberfastnacht, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Altweiberfastnacht, spelled A-L-T-W-E-I-B-E-R-F-A-S-T-N-A-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1rheinischer Ausdruck für den Donnerstag vor Rosenmontag und die Bräuche an diesem Tag, bei denen die Frauen symbolisch die Macht im Rheinland für die Zeit des Straßenkarnevals übernehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Altweiberfastnacht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie schnitten einigen der DFB-Akteure zur Altweiberfastnacht die Krawatten ab.“
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.