Kirchweihe
German, noun/ˈkɪʁçˌvaɪ̯ə/
Kirchweihe is spelled K-I-R-C-H-W-E-I-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirchweihe is a German feminine noun meaning “dedication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die feierliche Weihe eines Kirchengebäudes für seine gottesdienstliche Bestimmung durch einen Bischof”.
What does Kirchweihe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininededication
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die feierliche Weihe eines Kirchengebäudes für seine gottesdienstliche Bestimmung durch einen Bischof 2. die jährliche Gedächtnisfeier an die Weihe eines Kirchengebäudes; das Kirchweihfest
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 Kirchweihe
- Kirchweihen plural
- Kirchweih variant
- Kirchenweihe variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kirchweihe?
- /ˈkɪʁçˌvaɪ̯ə/
- [ˈkɪʁçˌvaɪ̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kirchweihe in German?
Kirchweihe appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).