ehrlich gesagt
[ˈeːɐ̯lɪç ɡəˈzaːkt]
The verdict
“ehrlich gesagt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausdruck, der bekräftigen soll, dass man offen sagt, was man wirklich denkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ehrlich-gesagt · ehrlich gesagt · German
ehrlich gesagt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ehrlich gesagt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯lɪç ɡəˈzaːkt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ehrlich gesagt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ehrlich gesagt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯lɪç ɡəˈzaːkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausdruck, der bekräftigen soll, dass man offen sagt, was man wirklich denkt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ehrlich gesagt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ehrlich gesagt, spelled E-H-R-L-I-C-H- -G-E-S-A-G-T.
Definition
- 1Ausdruck, der bekräftigen soll, dass man offen sagt, was man wirklich denkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ehrlich gesagt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist mir ehrlich gesagt egal, was jemand über mich denkt.
„»Ehrlich gesagt, Frauen interessieren mich wahnsinnig.« ([der Schauspieler] Helmut Fischer als Monaco Franze)“
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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.