Karwoche
German, noun/ˈkaːɐ̯ˌvɔxə/
Karwoche is spelled K-A-R-W-O-C-H-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Karwoche is a German feminine noun meaning “Holy Week (week from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Woche vor Ostern mit dem Gründonnerstag, dem Karfreitag und dem „liturgisch toten“ Karsamstag (Christus…”.
What does Karwoche mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineHoly Week (week from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Woche vor Ostern mit dem Gründonnerstag, dem Karfreitag und dem „liturgisch toten“ Karsamstag (Christus liegt im Grab, Tag der Grabesruhe Christi)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Karwoche
- Karwochen plural
- Charwoche alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Karwoche?
- /ˈkaːɐ̯ˌvɔxə/
- [ˈkaːɐ̯ˌvɔxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Karwoche in German?
Karwoche appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).