Christnacht
[ˈkʁɪstˌnaxt]
The verdict
“Christnacht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Nacht der Geburt von Jesus Christus; vom 24. auf den 25. Dezember
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Index DE-christnacht · Christnacht · German
Christnacht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Christnacht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɪstˌnaxt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Christnacht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Christnacht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɪstˌnaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Nacht der Geburt von Jesus Christus; vom 24. auf den 25. Dezember".
No misspelling variants are generated for Christnacht in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Christnacht, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-N-A-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1die Nacht der Geburt von Jesus Christus; vom 24. auf den 25. Dezember
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Christnacht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Nicht weit von dem nürnbergischen Städtlein Grävenberg und auch in der Vorstadt desselben stehen etliche Bäume, welche (…) in der Christnacht nach dem alten Kalender gerechnet nicht allein blühen, sondern auch als bald darauf kleine Äpfelein tragen«, schrieb der Theologe Johann Michael Dilherr im Jahr 1663.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.