Jom Kippur

[ˈjoːm kɪˈpuːɐ̯]

/[ˈjoːm kɪˈpuːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höchster jüdischer Festtag, der alljährlich (vom Sonnenuntergang des 9. Tischri bis zum Sonnenuntergang des 10. Tischri) begangen wird und den letzten der zehn mit dem Neujahrstag einsetzenden Bußt...

Key facts for Jom Kippur
PropertyValue
HeadwordJom Kippur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjoːm kɪˈpuːɐ̯]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jom Kippur” sits in German frequency

Jom Kippur falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Jom Kippur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjoːm kɪˈpuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchster jüdischer Festtag, der alljährlich (vom Sonnenuntergang des 9. Tischri bis zum Sonnenuntergang des 10. Tischri) begangen wird und den letzten der zehn mit dem Neujahrstag einsetzenden Bußt...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Jom Kippur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Jom Kippur, spelled J-O-M- -K-I-P-P-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchster jüdischer Festtag, der alljährlich (vom Sonnenuntergang des 9. Tischri bis zum Sonnenuntergang des 10. Tischri) begangen wird und den letzten der zehn mit dem Neujahrstag einsetzenden Bußtage markiert

Synonyms

VersöhnungsfestVersöhnungstag

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 "Jom Kippur"?
"Jom Kippur" is spelled J-O-M- -K-I-P-P-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjoːm kɪˈpuːɐ̯].
What does "Jom Kippur" mean?
As a noun, "Jom Kippur" means: höchster jüdischer Festtag, der alljährlich (vom Sonnenuntergang des 9. Tischri bis zum Sonnenuntergang des 10. Tischri) begangen wird und den letzten der zehn mit dem Neujahrstag einsetzenden Bußt...
How do you pronounce "Jom Kippur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jom Kippur" is [ˈjoːm kɪˈpuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jom Kippur" come from?
"Jom Kippur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Jom Kippur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-O-M- -K-I-P-P-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjoːm kɪˈpuːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list