Thursday

[ˈθɝːzdɪ]

/[ˈθɝːzdɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Thursday” is uncommon German (frequency #78,635 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,635
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in den USA der fünfte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der vierte Wochentag; Donnerstag

Corpus desk

Index DE-thursday · Thursday · German

Thursday · rank #78,635 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,635
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Textanalyse

Nearest frequency peer: Textanalyse (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Thursday“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Thursday“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thursday
PropertyValue
HeadwordThursday
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈθɝːzdɪ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thursday“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Thursdayfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Textanalyse“ (#78,633), „Tierquäler“ (#78,637), „Terrassentür“ (#78,632). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thursday“ bei #78,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thursday is uncommon German at frequency #78,635 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈθɝːzdɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in den USA der fünfte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der vierte Wochentag; Donnerstag".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Thursday, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Thursday, spelled T-H-U-R-S-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    in den USA der fünfte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der vierte Wochentag; Donnerstag

Antonyms

MondayTuesdayWednesdayFridaySaturdaySunday

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 "Thursday"?
"Thursday" is spelled T-H-U-R-S-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈθɝːzdɪ].
What does "Thursday" mean?
As a noun, "Thursday" means: in den USA der fünfte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der vierte Wochentag; Donnerstag
How do you pronounce "Thursday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thursday" is [ˈθɝːzdɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thursday" come from?
"Thursday" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Thursday", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list