auf gut Deutsch
[aʊ̯f ɡuːt dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ]
The verdict
“auf gut Deutsch” 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
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - offen oder deutlich gesagt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auf gut Deutsch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f ɡuːt dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auf gut Deutsch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for auf gut Deutsch is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯f ɡuːt dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ]. 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: "offen oder deutlich gesagt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auf gut Deutsch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 gut Deutsch, spelled A-U-F- -G-U-T- -D-E-U-T-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1offen oder deutlich gesagt
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.
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Using “auf gut Deutsch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F- -G-U-T- -D-E-U-T-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʊ̯f ɡuːt dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ] (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.