Wednesday

[ˈwɛnzdeɪ]

/[ˈwɛnzdeɪ]/ noun

The verdict

“Wednesday” is uncommon German (frequency #59,330 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,330
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in den USA der vierte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der dritte Wochentag; Mittwoch

Corpus desk

Index DE-wednesday · Wednesday · German

Wednesday · rank #59,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,330
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserscheide

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserscheide (-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 „Wednesday“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wednesday
PropertyValue
HeadwordWednesday
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɛnzdeɪ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wednesday“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wednesdayfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserscheide“ (#59,329), „weggefahren“ (#59,331), „Wasserglas“ (#59,328). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wednesday“ bei #59,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wednesday is uncommon German at frequency #59,330 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈwɛnzdeɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in den USA der vierte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der dritte Wochentag; Mittwoch".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wednesday, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wednesday, spelled W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    in den USA der vierte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der dritte Wochentag; Mittwoch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Our socials are every first and third Wednesday in the month from 8 pm.

Synonyms

hump day

Antonyms

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 "Wednesday"?
"Wednesday" is spelled W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɛnzdeɪ].
What does "Wednesday" mean?
As a noun, "Wednesday" means: in den USA der vierte Wochentag; in Europa und anderen Staaten mit der Norm ISO 8601 der dritte Wochentag; Mittwoch
How do you pronounce "Wednesday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wednesday" is [ˈwɛnzdeɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wednesday" come from?
"Wednesday" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list