Winterurlaub
[ˈvɪntɐˌʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p]
The verdict
“Winterurlaub” is uncommon German (frequency #72,053 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,053
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Urlaub im Winter, meist in Gebieten mit Möglichkeiten, Wintersport (wie Skifahren) zu machen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Winterurlaub |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #72,053 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Winterurlaub” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Winterurlaub is uncommon German at frequency #72,053 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Urlaub im Winter, meist in Gebieten mit Möglichkeiten, Wintersport (wie Skifahren) zu machen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Winterurlaub, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Winterurlaub, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-U-R-L-A-U-B.
Definition
- 1Urlaub im Winter, meist in Gebieten mit Möglichkeiten, Wintersport (wie Skifahren) zu machen
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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 “Winterurlaub”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-N-T-E-R-U-R-L-A-U-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.