Pfingstfest
[ˈp͡fɪŋstˌfɛst]
The verdict
“Pfingstfest” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - christliches Fest, das 49 Tage nach dem Ostersonntag stattfindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfingstfest · Pfingstfest · German
Pfingstfest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Pfingstfest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fɪŋstˌfɛst] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfingstfest“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfingstfest is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fɪŋstˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "christliches Fest, das 49 Tage nach dem Ostersonntag stattfindet".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pfingstfest in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pfingstfest, spelled P-F-I-N-G-S-T-F-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1christliches Fest, das 49 Tage nach dem Ostersonntag stattfindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfingstfest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zum Pfingstfest unternehmen sie traditionell eine Radtour.
„Ich fragte ihn, ob sie in der Stadt esse, und er antwortete mir mit einem unspanischen Lachen, sie habe sich in ihr Zimmer eingeschlossen und feiere dort anscheinend das Pfingstfest mit Gebeten; sie werde aber sicherlich zum Souper mit mir herunter kommen, da er zum Abendessen bei einem Bruder eingeladen sei und dort wenigstens bis Mitternacht bleiben we…
Synonyms
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.