Gott sei Dank
[ɡɔt zaɪ̯ daŋk]
The verdict
“Gott sei Dank” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausdruck der Erleichterung
Corpus desk
Index DE-gott-sei-dank · Gott sei Dank · German
Gott sei Dank · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gott sei Dank“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gott sei Dank is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɡɔt zaɪ̯ daŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gott sei Dank appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gott sei Dank wurde bei dem Unfall keiner verletzt.
Er hat nichts bemerkt. — Gott sei Dank!
Antonyms
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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.