Gott sei Dank
[ɡɔt zaɪ̯ daŋk]
The verdict
“Gott sei Dank” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausdruck der Erleichterung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gott sei Dank |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɡɔt zaɪ̯ daŋk] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gott sei Dank” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gott sei Dank is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡɔt zaɪ̯ daŋk]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ausdruck der Erleichterung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gott sei Dank in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gott sei Dank, spelled G-O-T-T- -S-E-I- -D-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1Ausdruck der Erleichterung
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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.
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Using “Gott sei Dank”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-O-T-T- -S-E-I- -D-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡɔt zaɪ̯ daŋk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.