Walpurgis night
"walpurgis-night" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Walpurgis night” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Walpurgis night |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Walpurgis night” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Walpurgis night is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Walpurgis night has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht. The correct English form is Walpurgis night, spelled W-A-L-P-U-R-G-I-S- -N-I-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April.
- 2Any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
Etymology
Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Walpurgis night”
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- The one correct English spelling is W-A-L-P-U-R-G-I-S- -N-I-G-H-T - 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.