Wahljahr
German, noun/ˈvaːlˌjaːɐ̯/
Wahljahr is spelled W-A-H-L-J-A-H-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wahljahr is a German neuter noun meaning “election year” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Jahr, in dem in einem Staat eine Wahl stattfindet”.
What does Wahljahr mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterelection year
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jahr, in dem in einem Staat eine Wahl stattfindet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wahljahr
- Wahljahres genitive
- Wahljahrs genitive
- Wahljahre plural
- Wahljahren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wahljahr?
- /ˈvaːlˌjaːɐ̯/
- [ˈvaːlˌjaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wahljahr in German?
Wahljahr appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).