aber so was von

/[ˌaːbɐ ˈzoːvas fɔn]/ phrase

The verdict

“aber so was von” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase — the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Ausdruck, der eine Aussage verstärkt

Key facts for aber so was von
PropertyValue
Headwordaber so was von
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌaːbɐ ˈzoːvas fɔn]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aber so was von” sits in German frequency

aber so was von falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words — the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aber so was von is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌaːbɐ ˈzoːvas fɔn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ausdruck, der eine Aussage verstärkt".

No misspelling variants are generated for aber so was von in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aber so was von, spelled A-B-E-R- -S-O- -W-A-S- -V-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausdruck, der eine Aussage verstärkt

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aber so was von"?
"aber so was von" is spelled A-B-E-R- -S-O- -W-A-S- -V-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaːbɐ ˈzoːvas fɔn].
What does "aber so was von" mean?
As a phrase, "aber so was von" means: Ausdruck, der eine Aussage verstärkt
How do you pronounce "aber so was von"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aber so was von" is [ˌaːbɐ ˈzoːvas fɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aber so was von" come from?
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Using “aber so was von”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-E-R- -S-O- -W-A-S- -V-O-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌaːbɐ ˈzoːvas fɔn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.