Urlaubstag

[ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌtaːk]

/[ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌtaːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Urlaubstag” is uncommon German (frequency #54,983 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,983
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Arbeitgeber gewährter freier Tag

Corpus desk

Index DE-urlaubstag · Urlaubstag · German

Urlaubstag · rank #54,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,983
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uranus

Nearest frequency peer: Uranus (-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 „Urlaubstag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Urlaubstag
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrlaubstag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌtaːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Urlaubstag“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Uranus“ (#54,982), „usher“ (#54,984), „Urania“ (#54,981). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Urlaubstag“ bei #54,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urlaubstag is uncommon German at frequency #54,983 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Urlaubstag, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Urlaubstag, spelled U-R-L-A-U-B-S-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Arbeitgeber gewährter freier Tag
  2. 2
    Tag, an dem sich jemand im Urlaub befindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Angehörige der US-Streitkräfte erhalten hingegen 30 Urlaubstage pro Jahr zuzüglich der gesetzlichen Feiertage.“
  2. „Deswegen sparten die Sachalinbewohner ihre Urlaubstage an und sammelten Urlaubszeit, wie man anderswo Briefmarken sammelt.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Urlaubstag"?
"Urlaubstag" is spelled U-R-L-A-U-B-S-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌtaːk].
What does "Urlaubstag" mean?
As a noun, "Urlaubstag" means: vom Arbeitgeber gewährter freier Tag
How do you pronounce "Urlaubstag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urlaubstag" is [ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯psˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urlaubstag" come from?
"Urlaubstag" 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 "Urlaubstag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list