Weißer Sonntag

[ˌvaɪ̯sɐ ˈzɔntaːk]

/[ˌvaɪ̯sɐ ˈzɔntaːk]/ phrase

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The verdict

“Weißer Sonntag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Sonntag nach Ostern, letzter der acht Tage der Osteroktav, „zweiter Sonntag der Osterzeit“ (nach katholischer Zählung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wei-er-sonntag · Weißer Sonntag · German

Weißer Sonntag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Weißer Sonntag
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeißer Sonntag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌvaɪ̯sɐ ˈzɔntaːk]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Weißer Sonntag” sits in German frequency

Weißer Sonntag falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weißer Sonntag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌvaɪ̯sɐ ˈzɔntaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Sonntag nach Ostern, letzter der acht Tage der Osteroktav, „zweiter Sonntag der Osterzeit“ (nach katholischer Zählung)".

Weißer Sonntag has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weißer Sonntag, spelled W-E-I-S-S-E-R- -S-O-N-N-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Sonntag nach Ostern, letzter der acht Tage der Osteroktav, „zweiter Sonntag der Osterzeit“ (nach katholischer Zählung)

Synonyms

BarmherzigkeitssonntagQuasimodogenitiKlein-OstertagKleinosternKleiner Ostersonntag

This word in other languages

Low Sunday(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Weißer Sonntag"?
"Weißer Sonntag" is spelled W-E-I-SS-E-R- -S-O-N-N-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌvaɪ̯sɐ ˈzɔntaːk].
What does "Weißer Sonntag" mean?
As a phrase, "Weißer Sonntag" means: der Sonntag nach Ostern, letzter der acht Tage der Osteroktav, „zweiter Sonntag der Osterzeit“ (nach katholischer Zählung)
How do you pronounce "Weißer Sonntag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weißer Sonntag" is [ˌvaɪ̯sɐ ˈzɔntaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weißer Sonntag" come from?
"Weißer Sonntag" 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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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