Silvesterabend

[zɪlˈvɛstɐˌʔaːbn̩t]

/[zɪlˈvɛstɐˌʔaːbn̩t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Silvesterabend” is uncommon German (frequency #78,550 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,550
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der letzte Abend des Jahres am 31. Dezember

Key facts for Silvesterabend
PropertyValue
HeadwordSilvesterabend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɪlˈvɛstɐˌʔaːbn̩t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#78,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Silvesterabend” 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). Silvesterabend 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

Silvesterabend is uncommon German at frequency #78,550 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɪlˈvɛstɐˌʔaːbn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der letzte Abend des Jahres am 31. Dezember".

No misspelling variants are generated for Silvesterabend in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Silvesterabend, spelled S-I-L-V-E-S-T-E-R-A-B-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    der letzte Abend des Jahres am 31. Dezember

This word in other languages

New Year's Eve(English)

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 "Silvesterabend"?
"Silvesterabend" is spelled S-I-L-V-E-S-T-E-R-A-B-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪlˈvɛstɐˌʔaːbn̩t].
What does "Silvesterabend" mean?
As a noun, "Silvesterabend" means: der letzte Abend des Jahres am 31. Dezember
How do you pronounce "Silvesterabend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Silvesterabend" is [zɪlˈvɛstɐˌʔaːbn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Silvesterabend" come from?
"Silvesterabend" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Silvesterabend”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-L-V-E-S-T-E-R-A-B-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zɪlˈvɛstɐˌʔaːbn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list