bis dann
[bɪs ˈdan]
The verdict
“bis dann” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein umgangssprachlicher Abschiedsgruß
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bis dann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [bɪs ˈdan] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bis dann” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bis dann is 8 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bɪs ˈdan]. 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: "ein umgangssprachlicher Abschiedsgruß".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bis dann, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bis dann, spelled B-I-S- -D-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1ein umgangssprachlicher Abschiedsgruß
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.
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Using “bis dann”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-I-S- -D-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bɪs ˈdan] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.