Weihnachts

[ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt͡s]

/[ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weihnachts” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,836
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Weihnacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-weihnachts · Weihnachts · German

Weihnachts · rank #25,836 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,836
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wb

Nearest frequency peer: wb (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Weihnachts“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Weihnachts“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Weihnachts vs Weihnacht
90% similar
Weihnachts vs Weihnachten
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Weihnachts
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeihnachts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,836
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Weihnachts“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Weihnachtsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wb“ (#25,835), „Weltkriege“ (#25,837), „Wartezimmer“ (#25,834). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weihnachts“ bei #25,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Weihnachts (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,836 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weihnachts, with forms such as "ewihnachts", "wehinachts", and "weihanchts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Weihnacht", "Weihnachten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Weihnachts, spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Weihnacht
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Weihnacht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Weihnacht
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Weihnacht
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Weihnacht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewihnachts
  • wehinachts
  • weihanchts
  • weihhnachts
  • weihnacchts
  • weihnachhts
  • weihnachst
  • weihnachtss
  • weihnachtts
  • weihnacths
  • weihnahcts
  • weihncahts
  • weihnnachts
  • weinhachts
  • wiehnachts
  • wweihnachts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weihnachts - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewihnachts2wehinachts2weihanchts2weihhnachts1weihnacchts1weihnachhts1weihnachst2weihnachtss1
Edit distance from "Weihnachts"

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 "Weihnachts"?
"Weihnachts" is spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt͡s].
What does "Weihnachts" mean?
As a noun, "Weihnachts" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Weihnacht
What words are commonly confused with "Weihnachts"?
"Weihnachts" is commonly confused with "Weihnacht", "Weihnachten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Weihnachts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weihnachts" is [ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weihnachts" come from?
"Weihnachts" 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 "Weihnachts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weltkriege#25,837widerliche#25,841völkischen#25,830Vorwarnung#25,829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Volkskunde16 variantszweijährige16 variantsverschüttet16 variantsüberragenden16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list