Walpurgisnacht
German, noun/valˈpʊrɡɪsnaxt/
Walpurgisnacht is spelled W-A-L-P-U-R-G-I-S-N-A-C-H-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Walpurgisnacht is a German feminine noun meaning “Walpurgis night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Nacht vom 30. April auf den 1. Mai”.
What does Walpurgisnacht mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineWalpurgis night
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Nacht vom 30. April auf den 1. Mai
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 Walpurgisnacht
- Walpurgisnächte plural
- Walpurgisnächten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Walpurgisnacht?
- /valˈpʊrɡɪsnaxt/
- [valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Walpurgisnacht in German?
Walpurgisnacht appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).