auf Teufel komm raus
[aʊ̯f ˌtɔɪ̯fl̩ kɔm ˈʁaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“auf Teufel komm raus” 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
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit aller Macht, mit vollem Einsatz, um jeden Preis, so lange oder so intensiv, wie es nur geht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auf Teufel komm raus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f ˌtɔɪ̯fl̩ kɔm ˈʁaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auf Teufel komm raus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for auf Teufel komm raus is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯f ˌtɔɪ̯fl̩ kɔm ˈʁaʊ̯s]. 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: "mit aller Macht, mit vollem Einsatz, um jeden Preis, so lange oder so intensiv, wie es nur geht".
No generated misspelling entries exist for auf Teufel komm raus in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auf Teufel komm raus, spelled A-U-F- -T-E-U-F-E-L- -K-O-M-M- -R-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1mit aller Macht, mit vollem Einsatz, um jeden Preis, so lange oder so intensiv, wie es nur geht
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F- -T-E-U-F-E-L- -K-O-M-M- -R-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.