Julfest
[ˈjuːlˌfɛst]
The verdict
“Julfest” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - germanisches Fest der Wintersonnenwende
Corpus desk
Index DE-julfest · Julfest · German
Julfest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | Julfest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjuːlˌfɛst] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Julfest“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Julfest is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːlˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "germanisches Fest der Wintersonnenwende".
Zero misspellings are on record for Julfest in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Julfest, spelled J-U-L-F-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1germanisches Fest der Wintersonnenwende
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Julfest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Julfest war auch eine zwölftägige Friedenszeit.
Das altgermanische Julfest wurde später auf das christliche Weihnachtsfest übertragen.
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.