Christkindlmarkt
[ˈkʁɪstkɪndl̩ˌmaʁkt]
The verdict
“Christkindlmarkt” is uncommon German (frequency #83,804 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,804
- frequency rank, German
- 1,273
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Vorweihnachtszeit abgehaltener Markt, auf dem in Buden und an Ständen weihnachtliche Lebensmittel (etwa Glühwein, Punsch, Lebkuchen, Printen, Spekulatius oder Christstollen), Ziergegenstände...
Corpus desk
Index DE-christkindlmarkt · Christkindlmarkt · German
Christkindlmarkt · rank #83,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,804
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,273
- PHOTO-FINISH chest
Nearest frequency peer: chest (-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 „Christkindlmarkt“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- charakterli…
charakterliche
16,201 corpus weight
- Charakterst…
Charakterstärke
16,200 corpus weight
- Chefsessel
Chefsessel
16,199 corpus weight
- chest
chest
16,198 corpus weight
- Christkindl…
Christkindlmarkt
16,197 corpus weight
- chronisches
chronisches
16,196 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Christkindlmarkt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Christkindlmarkt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɪstkɪndl̩ˌmaʁkt] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #83,804 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Christkindlmarkt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Christkindlmarkt is uncommon German at frequency #83,804 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɪstkɪndl̩ˌmaʁkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Vorweihnachtszeit abgehaltener Markt, auf dem in Buden und an Ständen weihnachtliche Lebensmittel (etwa Glühwein, Punsch, Lebkuchen, Printen, Spekulatius oder Christstollen), Ziergegenstände...".
No misspelling variants are generated for Christkindlmarkt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Christkindlmarkt, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-K-I-N-D-L-M-A-R-K-T.
Definition
- 1in der Vorweihnachtszeit abgehaltener Markt, auf dem in Buden und an Ständen weihnachtliche Lebensmittel (etwa Glühwein, Punsch, Lebkuchen, Printen, Spekulatius oder Christstollen), Ziergegenstände und anderes verkauft werden und auf dem auch Schausteller mit Fahrgeschäften vertreten sein können
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Christkindlmarkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir gehen einen Glühwein auf dem Christkindlmarkt trinken.
Synonyms
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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