Volkstrauertag

[ˈfɔlkstʁaʊ̯ɐˌtaːk]

/[ˈfɔlkstʁaʊ̯ɐˌtaːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Volkstrauertag” is uncommon German (frequency #75,212 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,212
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag zum Gedenken an die Opfer von Krieg und Faschismus im November (zweiter Sonntag vor dem 1. Advent)

Corpus desk

Index DE-volkstrauertag · Volkstrauertag · German

Volkstrauertag · rank #75,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,212
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volksschulleh…

Nearest frequency peer: Volksschullehrer (-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 „Volkstrauertag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volkstrauertag
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolkstrauertag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlkstʁaʊ̯ɐˌtaːk]
Letters14
Frequency rank#75,212
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Volkstrauertag“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Volksschullehrer“ (#75,211), „vollführen“ (#75,213), „visionären“ (#75,210). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volkstrauertag“ bei #75,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volkstrauertag is uncommon German at frequency #75,212 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlkstʁaʊ̯ɐˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tag zum Gedenken an die Opfer von Krieg und Faschismus im November (zweiter Sonntag vor dem 1. Advent)".

Volkstrauertag doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Volkstrauertag, spelled V-O-L-K-S-T-R-A-U-E-R-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tag zum Gedenken an die Opfer von Krieg und Faschismus im November (zweiter Sonntag vor dem 1. Advent)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Am Volkstrauertag wird am Kriegerdenkmal ein Kranz niedergelegt.

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 "Volkstrauertag"?
"Volkstrauertag" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-T-R-A-U-E-R-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlkstʁaʊ̯ɐˌtaːk].
What does "Volkstrauertag" mean?
As a noun, "Volkstrauertag" means: Tag zum Gedenken an die Opfer von Krieg und Faschismus im November (zweiter Sonntag vor dem 1. Advent)
How do you pronounce "Volkstrauertag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volkstrauertag" is [ˈfɔlkstʁaʊ̯ɐˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volkstrauertag" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list