Weihnacht
[ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt]
The verdict
“Weihnacht” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,387 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,387
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Nacht vom 24. auf den 25. Dezember; christlicher Feiertag am 25. Dezember, an dem die Geburt von Jesus Christus gefeiert wird; in vielen Staaten ein gesetzlicher Feiertag und Auftakt der Weihna...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weihnacht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #30,387 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weihnacht” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Weihnacht is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,387 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Nacht vom 24. auf den 25. Dezember; christlicher Feiertag am 25. Dezember, an dem die Geburt von Jesus Christus gefeiert wird; in vielen Staaten ein gesetzlicher Feiertag und Auftakt der Weihna...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weihnacht, with forms such as "ewihnacht", "wehinacht", and "weihancht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Weihnachts", "Weihnachten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Weihnacht, spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1die Nacht vom 24. auf den 25. Dezember; christlicher Feiertag am 25. Dezember, an dem die Geburt von Jesus Christus gefeiert wird; in vielen Staaten ein gesetzlicher Feiertag und Auftakt der Weihnachtsferien; in Deutschland, Österreich und Teilen der Schweiz kommt der 26. Dezember als zweiter staatlicher Feiertag (zweiter Weihnachtstag, zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag, Stephanstag) dazu
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewihnacht,wehinacht,weihancht,weihhnacht,weihnaccht,weihnachht,weihnachtt,weihnacth,weihnahct,weihncaht,weihnnacht,weinhacht,wiehnacht,wweihnacht
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weihnacht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Weihnacht”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Weihnachts” - see the side-by-side comparison. Weihnacht vs Weihnachts
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.