Erntefest
[ˈɛʁntəˌfɛst]
The verdict
“Erntefest” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fest, bei dem das Einbringen der Ernte gefeiert wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-erntefest · Erntefest · German
Erntefest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Erntefest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛʁntəˌfɛst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erntefest“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erntefest is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁntəˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fest, bei dem das Einbringen der Ernte gefeiert wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erntefest, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erntefest, spelled E-R-N-T-E-F-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Fest, bei dem das Einbringen der Ernte gefeiert wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erntefest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So heißt es am Anfang des langen Gedichts, das im Frieden alljährlich beim Erntefest ein Mädchen im weißen Kleid aufsagte.“
„Bald werden sie das Erntefest feiern, der Nachtwächter wird die Trompete blasen, und Mareike wird um die große Hocke tanzen.“
Synonyms
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.