gar nicht
[ˈɡaːɐ̯ nɪçt]
The verdict
“gar nicht” 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) - überhaupt nicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-gar-nicht · gar nicht · German
gar nicht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | gar nicht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɡaːɐ̯ nɪçt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gar nicht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gar nicht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈɡaːɐ̯ nɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "überhaupt nicht".
gar nicht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gar nicht, spelled G-A-R- -N-I-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1überhaupt nicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gar nicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als Eselsbrücke für die Schreibweise von "gar nicht" bietet sich an: "gar nicht" wird gar nicht zusammengeschrieben.
Das ist gar nicht teuer, man muss ja auch den Nutzen sehen.
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.