Chanukka

[ˌxanʊˈkaː]

/[ˌxanʊˈkaː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chanukka” is uncommon German (frequency #96,796 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,796
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jährlich am 25. Kislew beginnendes, acht Tage währendes jüdisches Fest zum Gedenken an die Wiedereinweihung des Herodianischen Tempels im Jahre 164 vor unserer Zeitrechnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-chanukka · Chanukka · German

Chanukka · rank #96,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,796
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chans

Nearest frequency peer: Chans (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Chanukka“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Chanukka“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chanukka
PropertyValue
HeadwordChanukka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌxanʊˈkaː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chanukka“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chanukkafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chans“ (#96,795), „Chatbots“ (#96,798), „cay“ (#96,793). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chanukka“ bei #96,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chanukka is uncommon German at frequency #96,796 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌxanʊˈkaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Chanukka in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Chanukka, spelled C-H-A-N-U-K-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    jährlich am 25. Kislew beginnendes, acht Tage währendes jüdisches Fest zum Gedenken an die Wiedereinweihung des Herodianischen Tempels im Jahre 164 vor unserer Zeitrechnung
  2. 2
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Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Chanukka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In jenen europäischen Ländern, in denen das Chanukka-Fest oft zur selben Zeit wie Weihnachten gefeiert wird, ist Chanukka auch ein Familienfest geworden, welches sogar die der Religion fernstehenden Juden feiern. […] Zu Chanukka darf übrigens gearbeitet werden, jedoch nicht während jener halben Stunde, wenn die Kerzen brennen.“
  2. „Wir können es kaum erwarten, und weil Chanukka eher ist als Weihnachten, gelten die meisten Vorbereitungen eben diesem Feiertag.“

Synonyms

jüdischesLichterfestChanukkafest

This word in other languages

Hanukkah(English)Jánuca(Español)Hanoucca(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chanukka"?
"Chanukka" is spelled C-H-A-N-U-K-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌxanʊˈkaː].
What does "Chanukka" mean?
As a noun, "Chanukka" means: jährlich am 25. Kislew beginnendes, acht Tage währendes jüdisches Fest zum Gedenken an die Wiedereinweihung des Herodianischen Tempels im Jahre 164 vor unserer Zeitrechnung
How do you pronounce "Chanukka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chanukka" is [ˌxanʊˈkaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chanukka" come from?
"Chanukka" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list