bis dann
[bɪs ˈdan]
The verdict
“bis dann” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein umgangssprachlicher Abschiedsgruß
Corpus desk
Index DE-bis-dann · bis dann · German
bis dann · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bis dann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [bɪs ˈdan] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bis dann“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bis dann is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [bɪs ˈdan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bis dann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Telefon heißt es häufig: Bis dann!
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.