Weihnachtsgeld
German, noun/ˈvaɪ̯naxtsˌɡɛlt/
Weihnachtsgeld is spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-G-E-L-D (14 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 37,432nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weihnachtsgeld is a German neuter noun meaning “Christmas bonus (an additional payment made to employees by their employer before Christmas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine zusätzliche Zahlung zum Jahresende (ein Entgelt) eines Arbeitgebers an seinen Arbeitnehmer, ursprünglich…”.
What does Weihnachtsgeld mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterChristmas bonus (an additional payment made to employees by their employer before Christmas)
Viele Firmen zahlen ihren Angestellten im November ein Weihnachtsgeld.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine zusätzliche Zahlung zum Jahresende (ein Entgelt) eines Arbeitgebers an seinen Arbeitnehmer, ursprünglich zum Kauf von Geschenken und einem besseren Gelingen des Weihnachtsfests
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Weihnachtsgeld
- Weihnachtsgelds genitive
- Weihnachtsgelde plural
- Weihnachtsgelden dative definite plural
- WG abbreviation
- Weihnachtsgelder nominative plural
- Weihnachtsgeldes genitive singular
- Weihnachtsgeldern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weihnachtsgeld?
- /ˈvaɪ̯naxtsˌɡɛlt/
- [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌɡɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Weihnachtsgeld in German?
Weihnachtsgeld appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).