auf gut Deutsch
[aʊ̯f ɡuːt dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ]
The verdict
“auf gut Deutsch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - offen oder deutlich gesagt
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-gut-deutsch · auf gut Deutsch · German
auf gut Deutsch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 gut Deutsch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f ɡuːt dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf gut Deutsch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf gut Deutsch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f ɡuːt dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auf gut Deutsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Haben Sie heute Morgen schon Wasser gelassen? Also auf gut Deutsch, haben Sie schon gepinkelt?
„Nett“ - Was auf gut Deutsch besagen soll: hübsch, aber unbrauchbar.
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.