ganz und gar
[ˈɡant͡s ʊnt ˈɡaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“ganz und gar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in absolut allem, was damit zusammenhängt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ganz-und-gar · ganz und gar · German
ganz und gar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | ganz und gar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɡant͡s ʊnt ˈɡaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ganz und gar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ganz und gar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈɡant͡s ʊnt ˈɡaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in absolut allem, was damit zusammenhängt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ganz und gar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ganz und gar, spelled G-A-N-Z- -U-N-D- -G-A-R.
Definition
- 1in absolut allem, was damit zusammenhängt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ganz und gar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mutter zürnt wohl, und Clara mag glauben, ich lebe hier in Saus und Braus und vergesse mein holdes Engelsbild, so tief mir in Herz und Sinn eingeprägt, ganz und gar.“
Ihren Vorschlag können Sie ganz und gar vergessen.
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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.