Ferientag

[ˈfeːʁiənˌtaːk]

/[ˈfeːʁiənˌtaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ferientag” is uncommon German (frequency #90,238 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,238
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag in den Ferien

Corpus desk

Index DE-ferientag · Ferientag · German

Ferientag · rank #90,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,238
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ferienwoche

Nearest frequency peer: Ferienwoche (+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 „Ferientag“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ferientag“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ferientag
PropertyValue
HeadwordFerientag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːʁiənˌtaːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ferientag“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ferientagfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ferienwoche“ (#90,239), „Feldfrüchte“ (#90,236), „Fernsehgeräte“ (#90,240). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Ferientag“ bei #90,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ferientag is uncommon German at frequency #90,238 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːʁiənˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tag in den Ferien".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ferientag in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ferientag, spelled F-E-R-I-E-N-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tag in den Ferien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Am letzten Ferientag ging ich noch einmal die Rudolf-Harbig-Straße lang.“

This word in other languages

holiday(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ferientag"?
"Ferientag" is spelled F-E-R-I-E-N-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːʁiənˌtaːk].
What does "Ferientag" mean?
As a noun, "Ferientag" means: Tag in den Ferien
How do you pronounce "Ferientag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ferientag" is [ˈfeːʁiənˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ferientag" come from?
"Ferientag" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ferientag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Faultiere#90,233Fiberglas#90,246extremste#90,224einstelle#90,187

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list