Weihnachtsstern
German, noun[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌʃtɛʁn]
Weihnachtsstern is spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-S-T-E-R-N (15 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 86,281st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weihnachtsstern is a German masculine noun meaning “Christmas star, Star of Bethlehem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein weihnachtliches Symbol; für den Stern von Bethlehem”.
What does Weihnachtsstern mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineChristmas star, Star of Bethlehem
- 2
masculineAdvent star, Christmas star, Froebel star
- 3
masculinepoinsettia, Christmas flower
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein weihnachtliches Symbol; für den Stern von Bethlehem 2. Pflanze der Gattung Wolfsmilch mit auffälligen, intensiv gefärbten Hochblättern, die sternförmig angeordnet sind 3. gebastelte Sterne, zum Beispiel aus Stroh, buntem Papier oder Goldfolie, die zur Weihnachtsdekoration benutzt werden
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 Weihnachtsstern
- Weihnachtssternes genitive
- Weihnachtssterns genitive
- Weihnachtssterne plural
- Weihnachtssternen dative definite plural
- Weihnachtssternchen, Weihnachtssternlein, Weihnachtssternelein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weihnachtsstern?
- [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌʃtɛʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Weihnachtsstern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Weihnachtsstern in German?
Weihnachtsstern appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).