Walpurgisnacht

[valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]

/[valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Walpurgisnacht” is uncommon German (frequency #62,081 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,081
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Nacht vom 30. April auf den 1. Mai

Key facts for Walpurgisnacht
PropertyValue
HeadwordWalpurgisnacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]
Letters14
Frequency rank#62,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Walpurgisnacht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Walpurgisnacht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Walpurgisnacht is uncommon German at frequency #62,081 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Nacht vom 30. April auf den 1. Mai".

Walpurgisnacht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Walpurgisnacht, spelled W-A-L-P-U-R-G-I-S-N-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Nacht vom 30. April auf den 1. Mai

Synonyms

HexennachtFreinacht

This word in other languages

Walpurgis Night(English)

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 "Walpurgisnacht"?
"Walpurgisnacht" is spelled W-A-L-P-U-R-G-I-S-N-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt].
What does "Walpurgisnacht" mean?
As a noun, "Walpurgisnacht" means: die Nacht vom 30. April auf den 1. Mai
How do you pronounce "Walpurgisnacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Walpurgisnacht" is [valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Walpurgisnacht" come from?
"Walpurgisnacht" 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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Using “Walpurgisnacht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-L-P-U-R-G-I-S-N-A-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list