Christkind
German, noun/ˈkʁɪstˌkɪnt/
Christkind is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-K-I-N-D (10 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Christkind is a German neuter noun meaning “A representation of the Christkind (as above)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “besonders in katholisch geprägten Gegenden bekannte Symbolfigur des Weihnachtsfestes, die nach dem…”.
What does Christkind mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterA representation of the Christkind (as above)
- 2
AustrianeuterChristmas gift
- 3
Austrianeutergiver of a Christmas gift
- 4
neutersomeone born on Christmas Eve
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. besonders in katholisch geprägten Gegenden bekannte Symbolfigur des Weihnachtsfestes, die nach dem Kinderglauben die Weihnachtsgeschenke bringt, häufig als blondgelockter Bub mit Flügeln und Heiligenschein dargestellt und sinngemäß der neugeborene Jesus 2. der neugeborene Jesus (siehe auch Christuskind) 3. Geschenk zu Weihnachten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Christkind
- Christkindes genitive
- Christkinds genitive
- Christkinder plural
- Christkinde dative singular
- Christkindern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Christkind?
- /ˈkʁɪstˌkɪnt/
- [ˈkʁɪstˌkɪnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Christkind in German?
Christkind appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).