auf die Schnelle
[aʊ̯f diː ˈʃnɛlə]
The verdict
“auf die Schnelle” 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) - in aller Eile, hastig; ohne Vorbereitung, direkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-die-schnelle · auf die Schnelle · German
auf die Schnelle · 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 die Schnelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f diː ˈʃnɛlə] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf die Schnelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf die Schnelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f diː ˈʃnɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in aller Eile, hastig; ohne Vorbereitung, direkt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for auf die Schnelle, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is auf die Schnelle, spelled A-U-F- -D-I-E- -S-C-H-N-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1in aller Eile, hastig; ohne Vorbereitung, direkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auf die Schnelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ja, das haben wir mal eben so auf die Schnelle gesagt.
Diese Frage wird Ihnen wohl auf die Schnelle keiner beantworten können.
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.