der Appetit kommt beim Essen

[deːɐ̯ apəˈtiːt kɔmt baɪ̯m ˈɛsn̩]

/[deːɐ̯ apəˈtiːt kɔmt baɪ̯m ˈɛsn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“der Appetit kommt beim Essen” 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
28
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Sobald man eine Sache einmal angefangen hat, bekommt man auch Lust dazu.

Key facts for der Appetit kommt beim Essen
PropertyValue
Headwordder Appetit kommt beim Essen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[deːɐ̯ apəˈtiːt kɔmt baɪ̯m ˈɛsn̩]
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “der Appetit kommt beim Essen” sits in German frequency

der Appetit kommt beim Essen 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 der Appetit kommt beim Essen is 28 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deːɐ̯ apəˈtiːt kɔmt baɪ̯m ˈɛsn̩]. 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: "Sobald man eine Sache einmal angefangen hat, bekommt man auch Lust dazu.".

No misspelling variants are generated for der Appetit kommt beim Essen 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 der Appetit kommt beim Essen, spelled D-E-R- -A-P-P-E-T-I-T- -K-O-M-M-T- -B-E-I-M- -E-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobald man eine Sache einmal angefangen hat, bekommt man auch Lust dazu.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "der Appetit kommt beim Essen"?
"der Appetit kommt beim Essen" is spelled D-E-R- -A-P-P-E-T-I-T- -K-O-M-M-T- -B-E-I-M- -E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deːɐ̯ apəˈtiːt kɔmt baɪ̯m ˈɛsn̩].
What does "der Appetit kommt beim Essen" mean?
As a phrase, "der Appetit kommt beim Essen" means: Sobald man eine Sache einmal angefangen hat, bekommt man auch Lust dazu.
How do you pronounce "der Appetit kommt beim Essen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "der Appetit kommt beim Essen" is [deːɐ̯ apəˈtiːt kɔmt baɪ̯m ˈɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "der Appetit kommt beim Essen" come from?
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Using “der Appetit kommt beim Essen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-R- -A-P-P-E-T-I-T- -K-O-M-M-T- -B-E-I-M- -E-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [deːɐ̯ apəˈtiːt kɔmt baɪ̯m ˈɛsn̩] (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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