Welttag

[ˈvɛltˌtaːk]

/[ˈvɛltˌtaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Welttag” is uncommon German (frequency #65,882 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,882
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag mit einer von einer internationalen Organisation ausgerufenen Tageswidmung

Corpus desk

Index DE-welttag · Welttag · German

Welttag · rank #65,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,882
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Welfen

Nearest frequency peer: Welfen (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Welttag“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Welttag“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Welttag
PropertyValue
HeadwordWelttag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltˌtaːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Welttag“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Welttagfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Welfen“ (#65,881), „weiterverfolgt“ (#65,880), „Werbetrommel“ (#65,884). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Welttag“ bei #65,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Welttag is uncommon German at frequency #65,882 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛltˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tag mit einer von einer internationalen Organisation ausgerufenen Tageswidmung".

Welttag has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Welttag, spelled W-E-L-T-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tag mit einer von einer internationalen Organisation ausgerufenen Tageswidmung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Welttag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Neben der UN rufen mittlerweile auch andere Organisationen Welttage aus, um auf bestimmte Themen aufmerksam zu machen.
  2. Der 3. Mai ist Welttag der Pressefreiheit.

This word in other languages

journée mondiale(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Welttag"?
"Welttag" is spelled W-E-L-T-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltˌtaːk].
What does "Welttag" mean?
As a noun, "Welttag" means: Tag mit einer von einer internationalen Organisation ausgerufenen Tageswidmung
How do you pronounce "Welttag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Welttag" is [ˈvɛltˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Welttag" come from?
"Welttag" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Welttag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wohnens#65,894writers#65,896Walfang#65,867wässern#65,902

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list