Weihnachtszeit
German, noun/ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌt͡saɪ̯t/
Weihnachtszeit is spelled W-E-I-H-N-A-C-H-T-S-Z-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 15,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weihnachtszeit is a German feminine noun meaning “Christmas season, Christmastime, Yuletide (The period from Advent Sunday through the end of the year; specifically the days before and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitraum um Weihnachten, der je nach Ritus einen unterschiedlichen Anfang und Ende hat (1. Advent bis 6.…”.
What does Weihnachtszeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineChristmas season, Christmastime, Yuletide (The period from Advent Sunday through the end of the year; specifically the days before and after Christmas. In some regions, this period is extended through Epiphany.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitraum um Weihnachten, der je nach Ritus einen unterschiedlichen Anfang und Ende hat (1. Advent bis 6. Januar; Ambrosianischer Ritus: 11. November bis 2. Februar)
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 Weihnachtszeit
- Weihnachtszeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weihnachtszeit?
- /ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌt͡saɪ̯t/
- [ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Weihnachtszeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Weihnachtszeit in German?
Weihnachtszeit appears 3.5 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).