ad calendas graecas
[at kaˈlɛndaːs ˈɡʀɛːkaːs]
The verdict
“ad calendas graecas” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem nie eintretenden Zeitpunkt; am, auf den Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag
Corpus desk
Index DE-ad-calendas-graecas · ad calendas graecas · German
ad calendas graecas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | ad calendas graecas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [at kaˈlɛndaːs ˈɡʀɛːkaːs] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ad calendas graecas“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ad calendas graecas is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [at kaˈlɛndaːs ˈɡʀɛːkaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu einem nie eintretenden Zeitpunkt; am, auf den Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ad calendas graecas, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ad calendas graecas, spelled A-D- -C-A-L-E-N-D-A-S- -G-R-A-E-C-A-S.
Definition
- 1zu einem nie eintretenden Zeitpunkt; am, auf den Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ad calendas graecas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
das passiert ad calendas graecas
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