der langen Rede kurzer Sinn

[deːɐ̯ˈlaŋən ˈʁeːdə ˈkʊʁt͡sɐ ˈzɪn]

/[deːɐ̯ˈlaŋən ˈʁeːdə ˈkʊʁt͡sɐ ˈzɪn]/ phrase

The verdict

“der langen Rede kurzer Sinn” 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
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — um es kurz zu machen, auf den Punkt gebracht

Key facts for der langen Rede kurzer Sinn
PropertyValue
Headwordder langen Rede kurzer Sinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[deːɐ̯ˈlaŋən ˈʁeːdə ˈkʊʁt͡sɐ ˈzɪn]
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “der langen Rede kurzer Sinn” sits in German frequency

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn 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 langen Rede kurzer Sinn is 27 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deːɐ̯ˈlaŋən ˈʁeːdə ˈkʊʁt͡sɐ ˈzɪn]. 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: "um es kurz zu machen, auf den Punkt gebracht".

No misspelling variants are generated for der langen Rede kurzer Sinn 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 langen Rede kurzer Sinn, spelled D-E-R- -L-A-N-G-E-N- -R-E-D-E- -K-U-R-Z-E-R- -S-I-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    um es kurz zu machen, auf den Punkt gebracht

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 langen Rede kurzer Sinn"?
"der langen Rede kurzer Sinn" is spelled D-E-R- -L-A-N-G-E-N- -R-E-D-E- -K-U-R-Z-E-R- -S-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deːɐ̯ˈlaŋən ˈʁeːdə ˈkʊʁt͡sɐ ˈzɪn].
What does "der langen Rede kurzer Sinn" mean?
As a phrase, "der langen Rede kurzer Sinn" means: um es kurz zu machen, auf den Punkt gebracht
How do you pronounce "der langen Rede kurzer Sinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "der langen Rede kurzer Sinn" is [deːɐ̯ˈlaŋən ˈʁeːdə ˈkʊʁt͡sɐ ˈzɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "der langen Rede kurzer Sinn" come from?
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Using “der langen Rede kurzer Sinn”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-R- -L-A-N-G-E-N- -R-E-D-E- -K-U-R-Z-E-R- -S-I-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [deːɐ̯ˈlaŋən ˈʁeːdə ˈkʊʁt͡sɐ ˈzɪn] (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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