Weihnachtsmänner
[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌmɛnɐ]
The verdict
“Weihnachtsmänner” is uncommon German (frequency #78,744 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,744
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Weihnachtsmann
Corpus desk
Index DE-weihnachtsmanner · Weihnachtsmänner · German
Weihnachtsmänner · rank #78,744 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,744
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH wehklagen
Nearest frequency peer: wehklagen (-2 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 “Weihnachtsmänner”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wechselvoll…
wechselvollen
21,261 corpus weight
- wehklagen
wehklagen
21,259 corpus weight
- Weihnachtsm…
Weihnachtsmänner
21,257 corpus weight
- weiterbeste…
weiterbestehen
21,255 corpus weight
- weiterbringt
weiterbringt
21,254 corpus weight
- weiterkämpf…
weiterkämpfen
21,253 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Weihnachtsmänner” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weihnachtsmänner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌmɛnɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #78,744 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weihnachtsmänner” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Weihnachtsmänner is uncommon German at frequency #78,744 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌmɛnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Weihnachtsmänner has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weihnachtsmänner, spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-M-Ä-N-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Weihnachtsmann
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Weihnachtsmann
- 3Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Weihnachtsmann
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Weihnachtsmänner", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 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.