Weihnachtsplätzchen
German, noun/ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌplɛt͡s.çən/
Weihnachtsplätzchen is spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-P-L-Ä-T-Z-C-H-E-N (19 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weihnachtsplätzchen is a German neuter noun meaning “Christmas cookie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gebäck zu Weihnachten, zum Teil in Form weihnachtlicher Motive (zum Beispiel Herzen, Sterne, Tannenbäume…”.
What does Weihnachtsplätzchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterChristmas cookie
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gebäck zu Weihnachten, zum Teil in Form weihnachtlicher Motive (zum Beispiel Herzen, Sterne, Tannenbäume, Glocken oder Engel)
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 Weihnachtsplätzchen
- Weihnachtsplätzchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weihnachtsplätzchen?
- /ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌplɛt͡s.çən/
- [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌplɛt͡sçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Weihnachtsplätzchen in German?
Weihnachtsplätzchen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).