danke schön
[ˈdaŋkə ˌʃøːn]
The verdict
“danke schön” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höfliche Interjektion als Reaktion für den Erhalt einer Information, eines Rates, eines Geschenkes oder anderes
Corpus desk
Index DE-danke-schon · danke schön · German
danke schön · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | danke schön |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈdaŋkə ˌʃøːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „danke schön“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
danke schön is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈdaŋkə ˌʃøːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höfliche Interjektion als Reaktion für den Erhalt einer Information, eines Rates, eines Geschenkes oder anderes".
danke schön has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is danke schön, spelled D-A-N-K-E- -S-C-H-Ö-N.
Definition
- 1höfliche Interjektion als Reaktion für den Erhalt einer Information, eines Rates, eines Geschenkes oder anderes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how danke schön appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier ist ein Geschenk für deine Schwiegermutter. – Danke schön!
Synonyms
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.