Christi Himmelfahrt
[ˈkʁɪsti ˈhɪml̩faːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Christi Himmelfahrt” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - christlicher Feiertag 40 Tage nach Ostern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Christi Himmelfahrt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɪsti ˈhɪml̩faːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Christi Himmelfahrt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Christi Himmelfahrt is 19 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁɪsti ˈhɪml̩faːɐ̯t]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "christlicher Feiertag 40 Tage nach Ostern".
Christi Himmelfahrt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Christi Himmelfahrt, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-I- -H-I-M-M-E-L-F-A-H-R-T.
Definition
- 1christlicher Feiertag 40 Tage nach Ostern
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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.
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Using “Christi Himmelfahrt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-H-R-I-S-T-I- -H-I-M-M-E-L-F-A-H-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁɪsti ˈhɪml̩faːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.