det är rätt och lagom

[ˈdɛ̝ːt ˈæːr ˈrɛ̝tː ˌɔ `lɑːɡɔm]

/[ˈdɛ̝ːt ˈæːr ˈrɛ̝tː ˌɔ `lɑːɡɔm]/ phrase

The verdict

“det är rätt och lagom” 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
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - det var rätt åt dig

Key facts for det är rätt och lagom
PropertyValue
Headworddet är rätt och lagom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈdɛ̝ːt ˈæːr ˈrɛ̝tː ˌɔ `lɑːɡɔm]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “det är rätt och lagom” sits in German frequency

det är rätt och lagom 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 det är rätt och lagom is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɛ̝ːt ˈæːr ˈrɛ̝tː ˌɔ `lɑːɡɔm]. 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: "det var rätt åt dig".

No misspelling variants are generated for det är rätt och lagom 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 det är rätt och lagom, spelled D-E-T- -Ä-R- -R-Ä-T-T- -O-C-H- -L-A-G-O-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    det var rätt åt dig

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 "det är rätt och lagom"?
"det är rätt och lagom" is spelled D-E-T- -Ä-R- -R-Ä-T-T- -O-C-H- -L-A-G-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛ̝ːt ˈæːr ˈrɛ̝tː ˌɔ `lɑːɡɔm].
What does "det är rätt och lagom" mean?
As a phrase, "det är rätt och lagom" means: det var rätt åt dig
How do you pronounce "det är rätt och lagom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "det är rätt och lagom" is [ˈdɛ̝ːt ˈæːr ˈrɛ̝tː ˌɔ `lɑːɡɔm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "det är rätt och lagom" come from?
"det är rätt och lagom" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “det är rätt och lagom”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-T- -Ä-R- -R-Ä-T-T- -O-C-H- -L-A-G-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdɛ̝ːt ˈæːr ˈrɛ̝tː ˌɔ `lɑːɡɔm] (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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list