en detail
[ɑ̃ːdeˈtaɪ̯]
The verdict
“en detail” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ganz genau, bis in alle Einzelheiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-en-detail · en detail · German
en detail · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | en detail |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɑ̃ːdeˈtaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „en detail“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
en detail is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɑ̃ːdeˈtaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
en detail doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 en detail, spelled E-N- -D-E-T-A-I-L.
Definition
- 1ganz genau, bis in alle Einzelheiten
- 2im Einzelhandel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en detail appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„All dies, erklärte mir der Kommilitone geduldig, sei en detail im Mietvertrag festgelegt, sogar der Wochentag der Ausführung: und zwar der Samstag.“
Antonyms
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.