Heiliger Abend
[ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈaːbn̩t]
The verdict
“Heiliger Abend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der 24. Dezember, der Tag vor Weihnachten
Corpus desk
Index DE-heiliger-abend · Heiliger Abend · German
Heiliger Abend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Heiliger Abend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈaːbn̩t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heiliger Abend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heiliger Abend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈaːbn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der 24. Dezember, der Tag vor Weihnachten".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Heiliger Abend, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Heiliger Abend, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E-R- -A-B-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1der 24. Dezember, der Tag vor Weihnachten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heiliger Abend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir gehen eigentlich nur am Heiligen Abend in die Kirche.
„Am Heiligen Abend fahren wir zur Christmette.“
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.