den gubben går inte

[ˈdɛ̝nː `ɡɵbːən ˈɡoːr `ɪntə]

/[ˈdɛ̝nː `ɡɵbːən ˈɡoːr `ɪntə]/ phrase

The verdict

“den gubben går inte” 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
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — den gubben gick inte

Key facts for den gubben går inte
PropertyValue
Headwordden gubben går inte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈdɛ̝nː `ɡɵbːən ˈɡoːr `ɪntə]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “den gubben går inte” sits in German frequency

den gubben går inte falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for den gubben går inte is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɛ̝nː `ɡɵbːən ˈɡoːr `ɪntə]. 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: "den gubben gick inte".

No misspelling variants are generated for den gubben går inte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is den gubben går inte, spelled D-E-N- -G-U-B-B-E-N- -G-Å-R- -I-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    den gubben gick inte

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "den gubben går inte"?
"den gubben går inte" is spelled D-E-N- -G-U-B-B-E-N- -G-Å-R- -I-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛ̝nː `ɡɵbːən ˈɡoːr `ɪntə].
What does "den gubben går inte" mean?
As a phrase, "den gubben går inte" means: den gubben gick inte
How do you pronounce "den gubben går inte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "den gubben går inte" is [ˈdɛ̝nː `ɡɵbːən ˈɡoːr `ɪntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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"den gubben går inte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “den gubben går inte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-N- -G-U-B-B-E-N- -G-Å-R- -I-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdɛ̝nː `ɡɵbːən ˈɡoːr `ɪntə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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