Weihnachtstag
[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌtaːk]
The verdict
“Weihnachtstag” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,395 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,395
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einer der Tage, an denen Weihnachten gefeiert wird; der 25. oder der 26. Dezember
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weihnachtstag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌtaːk] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #46,395 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weihnachtstag” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Weihnachtstag is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌtaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,395 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einer der Tage, an denen Weihnachten gefeiert wird; der 25. oder der 26. Dezember".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weihnachtstag, with forms such as "ewihnachtstag", "wehinachtstag", and "weihanchtstag". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Weihnachtstag, spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-T-A-G.
Definition
- 1einer der Tage, an denen Weihnachten gefeiert wird; der 25. oder der 26. Dezember
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewihnachtstag,wehinachtstag,weihanchtstag,weihhnachtstag,weihnacchtstag,weihnachhtstag,weihnachsttag,weihnachtsatg,weihnachtsstag,weihnachtstagg,weihnachtstga,weihnachtsttag,weihnachttsag,weihnachttstag,weihnacthstag,weihnahctstag,weihncahtstag,weihnnachtstag,weinhachtstag,wiehnachtstag,wweihnachtstag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weihnachtstag - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Weihnachtstag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-T-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌtaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.