Christkindl
German, noun/ˈkʁɪstˌkɪndl̩/
Christkindl is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-K-I-N-D-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 148,565th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Christkindl is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Christkind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Symbolfigur des Weihnachtsfestes, häufig als kleiner, blondgelockter Bub mit Flügeln und Heiligenschein…”.
What does Christkindl mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austrianeuterdiminutive of Christkind
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Symbolfigur des Weihnachtsfestes, häufig als kleiner, blondgelockter Bub mit Flügeln und Heiligenschein dargestellt und sinngemäß der neugeborene Jesus 2. der neugeborene Jesus (siehe auch Christuskind) 3. Geschenk zu Weihnachten 4. der Geber von Weihnachtsgeschenken
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 Christkindl
- Christkindls genitive
- Christkindln dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Christkindl?
- /ˈkʁɪstˌkɪndl̩/
- [ˈkʁɪstˌkɪndl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Christkindl in German?
Christkindl appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).