dann und wann
[ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan]
The verdict
“dann und wann” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mehr oder weniger oft, gelegentlich, nicht regelmäßig
| 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) |
Where “dann und wann” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dann und wann is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan]. 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: "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
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 “dann und wann”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-N-N- -U-N-D- -W-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.