Weiberfastnacht

[ˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfas(t)naxt]

/[ˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfas(t)naxt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weiberfastnacht” is uncommon German (frequency #64,872 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,872
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rheinischer Ausdruck für den Donnerstag vor Rosenmontag

Corpus desk

Index DE-weiberfastnacht · Weiberfastnacht · German

Weiberfastnacht · rank #64,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,872
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weitab

Nearest frequency peer: weitab (+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 „Weiberfastnacht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weiberfastnacht
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeiberfastnacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfas(t)naxt]
Letters15
Frequency rank#64,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weiberfastnacht“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weitab“ (#64,873), „wegwischen“ (#64,870), „weltanschauliche“ (#64,874). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weiberfastnacht“ bei #64,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weiberfastnacht is uncommon German at frequency #64,872 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfas(t)naxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Weiberfastnacht has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Weiberfastnacht, spelled W-E-I-B-E-R-F-A-S-T-N-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    rheinischer Ausdruck für den Donnerstag vor Rosenmontag
  2. 2
    die Bräuche an diesem Tag, bei denen die Frauen symbolisch die Macht im Rheinland für die Zeit des Straßenkarnevals übernehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An Weiberfastnacht findet der Wiener Opernball statt.
  2. „An Weiberfastnacht kam Papa schlechtgelaunt nachhause.“

Synonyms

AltweiberAltweiberfaschingAltweiberfastnachtWeiberdonnerstagFettdonnerstagAltweiberAltweiberfaschingAltweiberfastnachtWeiberfasching

This word in other languages

Fat Thursday(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 "Weiberfastnacht"?
"Weiberfastnacht" is spelled W-E-I-B-E-R-F-A-S-T-N-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfas(t)naxt].
What does "Weiberfastnacht" mean?
As a noun, "Weiberfastnacht" means: rheinischer Ausdruck für den Donnerstag vor Rosenmontag
How do you pronounce "Weiberfastnacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weiberfastnacht" is [ˈvaɪ̯bɐˌfas(t)naxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weiberfastnacht" come from?
"Weiberfastnacht" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list