A und O
[ˈaː ʊnt ˈoː]
The verdict
“A und O” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kern, das Wichtigste
Corpus desk
Index DE-a-und-o · A und O · German
A und O · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | A und O |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈaː ʊnt ˈoː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „A und O“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
A und O is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaː ʊnt ˈoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kern, das Wichtigste".
No misspelling variants are generated for A und O in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 A und O, spelled A- -U-N-D- -O.
Definition
- 1Kern, das Wichtigste
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how A und O appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A und O einer Rede ist eine nachvollziehbare Gliederung.
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.