holiday

[ˈhɒlɪdeɪ]

/[ˈhɒlɪdeɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“holiday” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,299. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,299
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ferien, Feiertag

Corpus desk

Index DE-holiday · holiday · German

holiday · rank #20,299 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,299
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hocken

Nearest frequency peer: hocken (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „holiday“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „holiday“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for holiday
PropertyValue
Headwordholiday
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɒlɪdeɪ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,299
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „holiday“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).holidayliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hocken“ (#20,298), „Hosentasche“ (#20,300), „Hippie“ (#20,297). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „holiday“ bei #20,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around holiday (IPA [ˈhɒlɪdeɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,299 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ferien, Feiertag".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for holiday, with forms such as "hholiday", "hloiday", and "hoilday". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is holiday, spelled H-O-L-I-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ferien, Feiertag

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It was the most beautiful holiday in my life.

Synonyms

feast day

This word in other languages

fête(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholiday
  • hloiday
  • hoilday
  • holdiay
  • holiady
  • holidayy
  • holidday
  • holidya
  • holliday
  • ohliday

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of holiday - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hholiday1hloiday2hoilday2holdiay2holiady2holidayy1holidday1holidya2
Edit distance from "holiday"

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 "holiday"?
"holiday" is spelled H-O-L-I-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɒlɪdeɪ].
What does "holiday" mean?
As a noun, "holiday" means: Ferien, Feiertag
What are common misspellings of "holiday"?
Common misspellings include "hholiday", "hloiday", "hoilday", "holdiay", "holiady". The correct spelling is "holiday".
How do you pronounce "holiday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holiday" is [ˈhɒlɪdeɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holiday" come from?
"holiday" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Indizes#20,303iPhones#20,307Klammer#20,312kreiert#20,317

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

kratzt10 variantsgoogeln10 variantsgeritten10 variantsmobiles10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list