Himmelfahrtskommando
[ˈhɪməlfaːɐ̯t͡skɔˌmando]
The verdict
“Himmelfahrtskommando” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unternehmen mit unwahrscheinlicher Rückkehr der Einsatzkräfte; Unternehmen mit wenig Aussicht auf Erfolg
Corpus desk
Index DE-himmelfahrtskommando · Himmelfahrtskommando · German
Himmelfahrtskommando · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 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 | Himmelfahrtskommando |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪməlfaːɐ̯t͡skɔˌmando] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Himmelfahrtskommando“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Himmelfahrtskommando is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪməlfaːɐ̯t͡skɔˌmando]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Himmelfahrtskommando, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Himmelfahrtskommando, spelled H-I-M-M-E-L-F-A-H-R-T-S-K-O-M-M-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Unternehmen mit unwahrscheinlicher Rückkehr der Einsatzkräfte; Unternehmen mit wenig Aussicht auf Erfolg
- 2Teilnehmer von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Himmelfahrtskommando appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das hier ist doch ein Himmelfahrtskommando!
„Doch schon nach wenigen Minuten geriet die Expedition zum Himmelfahrtskommando.“
Antonyms
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.