Christbaum
[ˈkʁɪstˌbaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Christbaum” is an uncommon German word, ranked #57,752 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,752
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - festlich (mit Figuren, Kerzen und/oder Lichterketten, Kugeln, Lametta, Sternen und dergleichen) geschmückter Nadelbaum (zumeist Tanne, Fichte oder Kiefer), der zur Weihnachtszeit in Wohnzimmern, Bü...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Christbaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɪstˌbaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,752 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Christbaum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Christbaum is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁɪstˌbaʊ̯m]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,752 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Christbaum, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Christbaum, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-B-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1festlich (mit Figuren, Kerzen und/oder Lichterketten, Kugeln, Lametta, Sternen und dergleichen) geschmückter Nadelbaum (zumeist Tanne, Fichte oder Kiefer), der zur Weihnachtszeit in Wohnzimmern, Büroräumen oder in Vorgärten und auf öffentlichen Plätzen aufgestellt wird
- 2zur Markierung von Angriffsgebieten eines Bombers (während des Zweiten Weltkriegs) verwendetes Leuchtsignal
- 3jemand, der eine reichdekorierte Uniform trägt
- 4jemand, der in der militärischen Rangstufe einen der Dienstgrade zwischen Leutnant und General innehat
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Christbaum”
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- The one correct German spelling is C-H-R-I-S-T-B-A-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁɪstˌbaʊ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.