auf der Hut sein
[aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈhuːt zaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“auf der Hut sein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für seine eigene oder anderer Sicherheit Sorge tragen, Vorsicht walten lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-der-hut-sein · auf der Hut sein · German
auf der Hut sein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | auf der Hut sein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈhuːt zaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf der Hut sein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf der Hut sein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈhuːt zaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für seine eigene oder anderer Sicherheit Sorge tragen, Vorsicht walten lassen".
auf der Hut sein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auf der Hut sein, spelled A-U-F- -D-E-R- -H-U-T- -S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1für seine eigene oder anderer Sicherheit Sorge tragen, Vorsicht walten lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auf der Hut sein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei aller vermeintlichen Nonchalance war er von Anfang bis Ende auf der Hut gewesen.“
This word in other languages
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.