Weihnachtsferien

[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌfeːʁiən]

/[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌfeːʁiən]/ noun

The verdict

“Weihnachtsferien” is uncommon German (frequency #62,087 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,087
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage um Weihnachten

Corpus desk

Index DE-weihnachtsferien · Weihnachtsferien · German

Weihnachtsferien · rank #62,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,087
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weichspüler

Nearest frequency peer: Weichspüler (-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 „Weihnachtsferien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weihnachtsferien
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeihnachtsferien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌfeːʁiən]
Letters16
Frequency rank#62,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weihnachtsferien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Weihnachtsferienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weichspüler“ (#62,086), „Webcams“ (#62,085), „Weizenmehl“ (#62,089). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weihnachtsferien“ bei #62,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weihnachtsferien is uncommon German at frequency #62,087 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌfeːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Weihnachtsferien in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Weihnachtsferien, spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-F-E-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage um Weihnachten
  2. 2
    Urlaub, der an/um Weihnachten verbracht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In den Weihnachtsferien fahren wir zum Skifahren in die Alpen.
  2. „So auch in den Weihnachtsferien des Jahres 1964, als die Temperaturen tief in den Keller gerutscht waren.“

Synonyms

Weihnachtsvakanz

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 "Weihnachtsferien"?
"Weihnachtsferien" is spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-F-E-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌfeːʁiən].
What does "Weihnachtsferien" mean?
As a noun, "Weihnachtsferien" means: zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage um Weihnachten
How do you pronounce "Weihnachtsferien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weihnachtsferien" is [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌfeːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list