aren't
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The verdict
“aren't” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „are not:“ [du] bist/ [wir, sie] sind/ [ihr] seid nicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-aren-t · aren't · German
aren't · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | aren't |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aren't“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aren't is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aren't, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aren't, spelled A-R-E-N-'-T.
Definition
- 1„are not:“ [du] bist/ [wir, sie] sind/ [ihr] seid nicht
- 2auch für die 1. Person Singular in negativen Fragen mit erwarteter Zustimmung als Wendung: »…, aren't I?«
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aren't appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They aren't here yet.
I'm right, aren't I?
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.