Himmelfahrtstag
[ˈhɪml̩faːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːk]
The verdict
“Himmelfahrtstag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag, an dem das Fest Christi Himmelfahrt oder das Fest Mariä Himmelfahrt gefeiert wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-himmelfahrtstag · Himmelfahrtstag · German
Himmelfahrtstag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Himmelfahrtstag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪml̩faːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːk] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Himmelfahrtstag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Himmelfahrtstag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪml̩faːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tag, an dem das Fest Christi Himmelfahrt oder das Fest Mariä Himmelfahrt gefeiert wird".
Himmelfahrtstag has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Himmelfahrtstag, spelled H-I-M-M-E-L-F-A-H-R-T-S-T-A-G.
Definition
- 1Tag, an dem das Fest Christi Himmelfahrt oder das Fest Mariä Himmelfahrt gefeiert wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Himmelfahrtstag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am Himmelfahrtstag machten wir alle der Signora Bergalli, die bei allen italienischen Dichtern berühmt war, einen Besuch.“
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.