Weihnachtsessen
[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌʔɛsn̩]
The verdict
“Weihnachtsessen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,034 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,034
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gericht, das zu Weihnachten eingenommen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-weihnachtsessen · Weihnachtsessen · German
Weihnachtsessen · rank #72,034 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,034
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Weihnachtsabe…
Nearest frequency peer: Weihnachtsabend (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Weihnachtsessen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- weak
weak
27,970 corpus weight
- Weihnachtsa…
Weihnachtsabend
27,968 corpus weight
- Weihnachtse…
Weihnachtsessen
27,967 corpus weight
- weiterzukom…
weiterzukommen
27,965 corpus weight
- Weltbilder
Weltbilder
27,964 corpus weight
- Weltverbess…
Weltverbesserer
27,963 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Weihnachtsessen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weihnachtsessen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌʔɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #72,034 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weihnachtsessen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Weihnachtsessen is uncommon German at frequency #72,034 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌʔɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Weihnachtsessen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Weihnachtsessen, spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gericht, das zu Weihnachten eingenommen wird
- 2gemeinsames Essen zu Weihnachten
Synonyms
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Weihnachtsessen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.