Winterferien

[ˈvɪntɐˌfeːʁiən]

/[ˈvɪntɐˌfeːʁiən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Winterferien” is uncommon German (frequency #92,474 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,474
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage im Winter

Corpus desk

Index DE-winterferien · Winterferien · German

Winterferien · rank #92,474 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,474
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Willensfreihe…

Nearest frequency peer: Willensfreiheit (-2 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 „Winterferien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Winterferien
PropertyValue
HeadwordWinterferien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntɐˌfeːʁiən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#92,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Winterferien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Winterferienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Willensfreiheit“ (#92,472), „wirksamsten“ (#92,476), „Wirtschaftsbereichen“ (#92,477). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Winterferien“ bei #92,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Winterferien is uncommon German at frequency #92,474 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌfeːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage im Winter".

Winterferien doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Winterferien, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage im Winter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In den Winterferien fahren wir zum Skifahren in die Alpen.
  2. „Das Herbstsemester an der Penn stand er mithilfe einer Zervikalstütze durch, doch in den Winterferien musste er laut ärztlicher Anweisung zwei Wochen auf dem Rücken liegen.“

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 "Winterferien"?
"Winterferien" is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntɐˌfeːʁiən].
What does "Winterferien" mean?
As a noun, "Winterferien" means: zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage im Winter
How do you pronounce "Winterferien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Winterferien" is [ˈvɪntɐˌfeːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Winterferien" come from?
"Winterferien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zehnjähriges#92,499Zierpflanzen#92,503vorzüglicher#92,442zugängliches#92,509

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list