winterfest

[ˈvɪntɐˌfɛst]

/[ˈvɪntɐˌfɛst]/ adj

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The verdict

“winterfest” is uncommon German (frequency #75,253 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,253
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf winterliche Temperaturen, Eis und Schnee vorbereitet oder dafür geeignet

Corpus desk

Index DE-winterfest · winterfest · German

winterfest · rank #75,253 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,253
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wiederkehrend…

Nearest frequency peer: wiederkehrender (-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 „winterfest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for winterfest
PropertyValue
Headwordwinterfest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪntɐˌfɛst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,253
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „winterfest“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).winterfestfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wiederkehrender“ (#75,251), „Wirtschaftsstruktur“ (#75,255), „wiederholst“ (#75,250). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „winterfest“ bei #75,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

winterfest is uncommon German at frequency #75,253 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for winterfest in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is winterfest, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-F-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf winterliche Temperaturen, Eis und Schnee vorbereitet oder dafür geeignet
  2. 2
    als Pflanze fähig, den Winter (mit kalten Temperaturen, Eis und Schnee) draußen zu überstehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So machen Sie Ihr Auto winterfest: Winterreifen aufziehen, Frostschutz im Kühlwasser prüfen, Frostschutz in Scheibenwasserbehälter nachfüllen, die Türgummis mit Talkum einpudern, Batterie und Licht checken, Unterbodenschutz prüfen, auf evtl. Lackschäden prüfen.
  2. „Das Camp Lipa war vor einer Woche von der Internationalen Organisation für Migration geräumt worden, weil die bosnischen Behörden es nicht winterfest gemacht hatten.“

Synonyms

winterhart

This word in other languages

hardy(English)

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 "winterfest"?
"winterfest" is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-F-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntɐˌfɛst].
What does "winterfest" mean?
As an adjective, "winterfest" means: auf winterliche Temperaturen, Eis und Schnee vorbereitet oder dafür geeignet
How do you pronounce "winterfest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "winterfest" is [ˈvɪntɐˌfɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "winterfest" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list