dann und wann
[ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan]
The verdict
“dann und wann” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehr oder weniger oft, gelegentlich, nicht regelmäßig
Corpus desk
Index DE-dann-und-wann · dann und wann · German
dann und wann · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | dann und wann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dann und wann“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dann und wann is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehr oder weniger oft, gelegentlich, nicht regelmäßig".
dann und wann doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dann und wann, spelled D-A-N-N- -U-N-D- -W-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1mehr oder weniger oft, gelegentlich, nicht regelmäßig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dann und wann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dann und wann gönne ich mir ein Glas Champagner in der Badewanne.
„In Frankreich nahm die feine Küche ihren Anfang, und zu den traditionellen Gerichten der Franzosen kehrt jeder Genießer dann und wann gern zurück.“
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.