Vigil
[viˈɡiːl]
The verdict
“Vigil” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil des Stundengebets, der in der Nacht oder am frühen Morgen gebetet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-vigil · Vigil · German
Vigil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vigil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [viˈɡiːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vigil“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vigil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [viˈɡiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Vigil in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vigil, spelled V-I-G-I-L.
Definition
- 1Teil des Stundengebets, der in der Nacht oder am frühen Morgen gebetet wird
- 2Nachtwache, oft vor großen Festen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vigil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Benediktsregel (Kapitel 8) wird als Beginn der Vigil die achte Stunde der Nacht genannt, was etwa 2 Uhr entspricht.
„Die vollständige Vigil wird heute nur noch von einigen monastischen Orden gebetet. Im Zuge der Liturgiereform des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils kann, je nach den Lebensumständen des Beters, die Lesehore des Stundenbuches, die zu einem beliebigen Zeitpunkt des Tages gebetet werden kann, an die Stelle der Vigil treten.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.