Urlaubsgeld

[ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌɡɛlt]

/[ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌɡɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urlaubsgeld” is uncommon German (frequency #55,800 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,800
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sonderzuwendung für einen Arbeitnehmer zur Finanzierung seines Urlaubs

Corpus desk

Index DE-urlaubsgeld · Urlaubsgeld · German

Urlaubsgeld · rank #55,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,800
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Urheberrechts…

Nearest frequency peer: Urheberrechtsverletzung (-1 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 „Urlaubsgeld“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Urlaubsgeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrlaubsgeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌɡɛlt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Urlaubsgeld“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Urheberrechtsverletzung“ (#55,799), „unwiederbringlich“ (#55,798), „USP“ (#55,802). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Urlaubsgeld“ bei #55,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urlaubsgeld is uncommon German at frequency #55,800 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌɡɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sonderzuwendung für einen Arbeitnehmer zur Finanzierung seines Urlaubs".

Zero misspellings are on record for Urlaubsgeld in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Urlaubsgeld, spelled U-R-L-A-U-B-S-G-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonderzuwendung für einen Arbeitnehmer zur Finanzierung seines Urlaubs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Urlaubsgeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe von meinem Chef 800 Euro Urlaubsgeld erhalten.

Synonyms

Urlaubsgratifikation

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 "Urlaubsgeld"?
"Urlaubsgeld" is spelled U-R-L-A-U-B-S-G-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌɡɛlt].
What does "Urlaubsgeld" mean?
As a noun, "Urlaubsgeld" means: Sonderzuwendung für einen Arbeitnehmer zur Finanzierung seines Urlaubs
How do you pronounce "Urlaubsgeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urlaubsgeld" is [ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌɡɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urlaubsgeld" come from?
"Urlaubsgeld" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vergesslich#55,811ungebildete#55,788Umspannwerk#55,785vorgespielt#55,843

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list