Himmelfahrt
\ˈhɪmǝlfaːrt\
The verdict
“Himmelfahrt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ascension, assomption (montée au ciel).
Corpus desk
Index FR-himmelfahrt · Himmelfahrt · French
Himmelfahrt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Himmelfahrt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhɪmǝlfaːrt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Himmelfahrt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhɪmǝlfaːrt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Himmelfahrt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Himmelfahrt, spelled H-I-M-M-E-L-F-A-H-R-T.
Definition
- 1Ascension, assomption (montée au ciel).
- 2Ascension du Christ (fête chrétienne).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Himmelfahrt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jetzt kann man ihm nur noch eine glückliche Himmelfahrt wünschen.
An Himmelfahrt fahren wir an die See.
Synonyms
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.