Fronleichnam

[fʁoːnˈlaɪ̯çnaːm]

/[fʁoːnˈlaɪ̯çnaːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fronleichnam” is uncommon German (frequency #58,789 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,789
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Hochfest, das am 2. Donnerstag (in manchen Ländern am 2. Sonntag) nach Pfingsten begangen wird; gefeiert wird die leibliche Gegenwart Jesu Christi im Sakrament der Eucharistie

Corpus desk

Index DE-fronleichnam · Fronleichnam · German

Fronleichnam · rank #58,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,789
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frischluft

Nearest frequency peer: Frischluft (-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 „Fronleichnam“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fronleichnam
PropertyValue
HeadwordFronleichnam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʁoːnˈlaɪ̯çnaːm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,789
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fronleichnam“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fronleichnamfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Frischluft“ (#58,788), „frühkindliche“ (#58,790), „friendship“ (#58,787). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fronleichnam“ bei #58,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fronleichnam is uncommon German at frequency #58,789 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fʁoːnˈlaɪ̯çnaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Hochfest, das am 2. Donnerstag (in manchen Ländern am 2. Sonntag) nach Pfingsten begangen wird; gefeiert wird die leibliche Gegenwart Jesu Christi im Sakrament der Eucharistie".

Fronleichnam doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fronleichnam, spelled F-R-O-N-L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Hochfest, das am 2. Donnerstag (in manchen Ländern am 2. Sonntag) nach Pfingsten begangen wird; gefeiert wird die leibliche Gegenwart Jesu Christi im Sakrament der Eucharistie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An Fronleichnam habe ich frei, du auch?
  2. „Traditionell wird der Fronleichnam für Kurzausflüge ins Grüne oder in die Berge gern genutzt.“

Synonyms

Prangertag

This word in other languages

Corpus Christi(English)Corpus Christi(Español)Fête-Dieu(Français)

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 "Fronleichnam"?
"Fronleichnam" is spelled F-R-O-N-L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁoːnˈlaɪ̯çnaːm].
What does "Fronleichnam" mean?
As a noun, "Fronleichnam" means: das Hochfest, das am 2. Donnerstag (in manchen Ländern am 2. Sonntag) nach Pfingsten begangen wird; gefeiert wird die leibliche Gegenwart Jesu Christi im Sakrament der Eucharistie
How do you pronounce "Fronleichnam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fronleichnam" is [fʁoːnˈlaɪ̯çnaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fronleichnam" come from?
"Fronleichnam" 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 "Fronleichnam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gastauftritt#58,797Flugblättern#58,778Fliegerhorst#58,775Flaschenhals#58,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list