Kindertag
[ˈkɪndɐˌtaːk]
The verdict
“Kindertag” is uncommon German (frequency #89,154 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,154
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit der Kindheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-kindertag · Kindertag · German
Kindertag · rank #89,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,154
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH kicherte
Nearest frequency peer: kicherte (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kindertag”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- KES
KES
10,849 corpus weight
- kicherte
kicherte
10,848 corpus weight
- Kindertag
Kindertag
10,847 corpus weight
- Kirgistan
Kirgistan
10,846 corpus weight
- kitzel
kitzel
10,845 corpus weight
- klaglos
klaglos
10,844 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kindertag” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kindertag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪndɐˌtaːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kindertag” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Kindertag is uncommon German at frequency #89,154 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪndɐˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Kindertag in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kindertag, spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-T-A-G.
Definition
- 1Zeit der Kindheit
- 2besonderer (Feier- oder Fest-)Tag für Kinder
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kindertag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Opa hat noch viele Erinnerungen aus/von seinen Kindertagen.
„In unseren Kindertagen strickte die Großmutter an einem schier endlosen Socken, der sommers beim Wandern in den klobigen Schuhen nicht verrutschte und winters warm hielt.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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