Halloween
German, noun/ˈhɛ.loˌwiːn/
Halloween is spelled H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N (9 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written German, the 9,010th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Halloween is a German neuter noun meaning “Halloween (October 31st)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Abend des 31. Oktobers, also der Vorabend von Allerheiligen”.
What does Halloween mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterHalloween (October 31st)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Abend des 31. Oktobers, also der Vorabend von Allerheiligen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Halloween
- Halloweens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Halloween?
- /ˈhɛ.loˌwiːn/
- /ˈhɛ.loˌviːn/
- [hɛloˈviːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Halloween in German?
Halloween appears 7.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).