Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps

[ˈdiːnst ɪst ˈdiːnst ʊnt ˈʃnaps ɪst ˈʃnaps]

/[ˈdiːnst ɪst ˈdiːnst ʊnt ˈʃnaps ɪst ˈʃnaps]/ phrase

The verdict

“Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps” 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
41
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Berufsleben und Freizeit sollte man strikt trennen

Key facts for Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps
PropertyValue
HeadwordDienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈdiːnst ɪst ˈdiːnst ʊnt ˈʃnaps ɪst ˈʃnaps]
Letters41
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps” sits in German frequency

Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps 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 Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps is 41 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːnst ɪst ˈdiːnst ʊnt ˈʃnaps ɪst ˈʃnaps]. 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: "Berufsleben und Freizeit sollte man strikt trennen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps 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 Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T- -I-S-T- -D-I-E-N-S-T- -U-N-D- -S-C-H-N-A-P-S- -I-S-T- -S-C-H-N-A-P-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Berufsleben und Freizeit sollte man strikt trennen

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 "Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps"?
"Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T- -I-S-T- -D-I-E-N-S-T- -U-N-D- -S-C-H-N-A-P-S- -I-S-T- -S-C-H-N-A-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnst ɪst ˈdiːnst ʊnt ˈʃnaps ɪst ˈʃnaps].
What does "Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps" mean?
As a phrase, "Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps" means: Berufsleben und Freizeit sollte man strikt trennen
How do you pronounce "Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps" is [ˈdiːnst ɪst ˈdiːnst ʊnt ˈʃnaps ɪst ˈʃnaps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps" come from?
"Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-E-N-S-T- -I-S-T- -D-I-E-N-S-T- -U-N-D- -S-C-H-N-A-P-S- -I-S-T- -S-C-H-N-A-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdiːnst ɪst ˈdiːnst ʊnt ˈʃnaps ɪst ˈʃnaps] (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.

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