Reformationstag

[ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌtaːk]

/[ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌtaːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Reformationstag” is uncommon German (frequency #79,620 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,620
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gesetzlicher Feiertag in den deutschen Bundesländern Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen, der am 31. Oktober von den evangelischen Kirchen in Gedenken an die ...

Key facts for Reformationstag
PropertyValue
HeadwordReformationstag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌtaːk]
Letters15
Frequency rank#79,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Reformationstag” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Reformationstag lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reformationstag is uncommon German at frequency #79,620 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gesetzlicher Feiertag in den deutschen Bundesländern Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen, der am 31. Oktober von den evangelischen Kirchen in Gedenken an die ...".

Reformationstag doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Reformationstag, spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-S-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesetzlicher Feiertag in den deutschen Bundesländern Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen, der am 31. Oktober von den evangelischen Kirchen in Gedenken an die Reformation gefeiert wird

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reformationstag"?
"Reformationstag" is spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-S-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌtaːk].
What does "Reformationstag" mean?
As a noun, "Reformationstag" means: gesetzlicher Feiertag in den deutschen Bundesländern Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen, der am 31. Oktober von den evangelischen Kirchen in Gedenken an die ...
How do you pronounce "Reformationstag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reformationstag" is [ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reformationstag" come from?
"Reformationstag" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Reformationstag”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-S-T-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌtaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list