Fenstertag

[ˈfɛnstɐˌtaːk]

/[ˈfɛnstɐˌtaːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Fenstertag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag zwischen zwei arbeitsfreien Tagen, an dem bevorzugt Urlaub genommen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-fenstertag · Fenstertag · German

Fenstertag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for Fenstertag
PropertyValue
HeadwordFenstertag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛnstɐˌtaːk]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fenstertag“ im Deutschen

Fenstertagliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fenstertag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛnstɐˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tag zwischen zwei arbeitsfreien Tagen, an dem bevorzugt Urlaub genommen wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fenstertag, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Fenstertag, spelled F-E-N-S-T-E-R-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tag zwischen zwei arbeitsfreien Tagen, an dem bevorzugt Urlaub genommen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Fenstertag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Dreikönigstag ist leider ein Sonntag, daher gilt es dann von Jänner bis Ende März, eine ziemliche Durststrecke zu überwinden - kein Feiertag, geschweige denn Fenstertag in Sicht.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fenstertag"?
"Fenstertag" is spelled F-E-N-S-T-E-R-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛnstɐˌtaːk].
What does "Fenstertag" mean?
As a noun, "Fenstertag" means: Tag zwischen zwei arbeitsfreien Tagen, an dem bevorzugt Urlaub genommen wird
How do you pronounce "Fenstertag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fenstertag" is [ˈfɛnstɐˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fenstertag" come from?
"Fenstertag" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list