auf keinen Fall
[aʊ̯f ˈkaɪ̯nən ˈfal]
The verdict
“auf keinen Fall” 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) - unter keinen Umständen, unter keiner Bedingung
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-keinen-fall · auf keinen Fall · German
auf keinen Fall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 keinen Fall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f ˈkaɪ̯nən ˈfal] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf keinen Fall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf keinen Fall is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f ˈkaɪ̯nən ˈfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unter keinen Umständen, unter keiner Bedingung".
auf keinen Fall doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is auf keinen Fall, spelled A-U-F- -K-E-I-N-E-N- -F-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1unter keinen Umständen, unter keiner Bedingung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auf keinen Fall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf keinen Fall nehme ich daran teil.
Er wollte auf keinen Fall mit ihr sprechen.
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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.