Herrentag

[ˈhɛʁənˌtaːk]

/[ˈhɛʁənˌtaːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Herrentag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feiertag, an dem die Väter gefeiert werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-herrentag · Herrentag · German

Herrentag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Herrentag
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerrentag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁənˌtaːk]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herrentag“ im Deutschen

Herrentagschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herrentag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁənˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Herrentag doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Herrentag, spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feiertag, an dem die Väter gefeiert werden
  2. 2
    der Tag des Herrn (Sonntag)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auch am Herrentag verzichteten die Kameraden der Deutschen Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS) der Zinnowitzer Station nicht auf ihre wöchentliche Übung.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Herrentag"?
"Herrentag" is spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁənˌtaːk].
What does "Herrentag" mean?
As a noun, "Herrentag" means: Feiertag, an dem die Väter gefeiert werden
How do you pronounce "Herrentag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herrentag" is [ˈhɛʁənˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herrentag" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list