Herbstmesse

[ˈhɛʁpstˌmɛsə]

/[ˈhɛʁpstˌmɛsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Herbstmesse” is uncommon German (frequency #89,069 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,069
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Messe, die im Herbst stattfindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-herbstmesse · Herbstmesse · German

Herbstmesse · rank #89,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,069
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herabzusetzen

Nearest frequency peer: herabzusetzen (-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 „Herbstmesse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herbstmesse
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerbstmesse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁpstˌmɛsə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herbstmesse“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Herbstmessefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herabzusetzen“ (#89,068), „hergebracht“ (#89,070), „Herabwürdigung“ (#89,067). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herbstmesse“ bei #89,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herbstmesse is uncommon German at frequency #89,069 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁpstˌmɛsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Messe, die im Herbst stattfindet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Herbstmesse, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Herbstmesse, spelled H-E-R-B-S-T-M-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Messe, die im Herbst stattfindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „1471 bewilligte Kaiser Friedrich III. auf dem Reichstag zu Regensburg dem Basler Bürgermeister „für ewige Zeiten“ die Basler Herbstmesse.“
  2. „Die Landjugend darf bei der Herbstmesse nicht fehlen: In der Halle 20 bauten die Mitglieder unter anderem einen Hindernis-Parcours für die jüngsten Messebesucher auf.“

Antonyms

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 "Herbstmesse"?
"Herbstmesse" is spelled H-E-R-B-S-T-M-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁpstˌmɛsə].
What does "Herbstmesse" mean?
As a noun, "Herbstmesse" means: Messe, die im Herbst stattfindet
How do you pronounce "Herbstmesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herbstmesse" is [ˈhɛʁpstˌmɛsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herbstmesse" come from?
"Herbstmesse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list