ewig und drei Tage
[ˈeːvɪç ʊnt dʁaɪ̯ taːɡə]
The verdict
“ewig und drei Tage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - endlos lange, sehr lange
Corpus desk
Index DE-ewig-und-drei-tage · ewig und drei Tage · German
ewig und drei Tage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | ewig und drei Tage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈeːvɪç ʊnt dʁaɪ̯ taːɡə] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ewig und drei Tage” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ewig und drei Tage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈeːvɪç ʊnt dʁaɪ̯ taːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "endlos lange, sehr lange".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ewig und drei Tage in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ewig und drei Tage, spelled E-W-I-G- -U-N-D- -D-R-E-I- -T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1endlos lange, sehr lange
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ewig und drei Tage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bitte geh doch ein bisschen schneller, sonst brauchen wir ewig und drei Tage bis wir da sind!
„›Und wenn ich ewig und drei Tage suchen soll‹, fluchte der Hauptmann, ›finden will ich sie, und dann könnt ihr euch mit ihnen einen kleinen Scherz machen, Leute!‹“
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