guten Morgen
[ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈmɔʁɡŋ̍]
The verdict
“guten Morgen” 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) - der Morgengruß; eine Begrüßung am Tagesbeginn
Corpus desk
Index DE-guten-morgen · guten Morgen · German
guten Morgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | guten Morgen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈmɔʁɡŋ̍] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „guten Morgen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
guten Morgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈmɔʁɡŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for guten Morgen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is guten Morgen, spelled G-U-T-E-N- -M-O-R-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1der Morgengruß; eine Begrüßung am Tagesbeginn
- 2Ruf des Staunens, auch der bedenklichen Verwunderung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how guten Morgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich wünsche Dir einen wunderschönen guten Morgen.
„Guten Morgen“ sagt der Bauer, wenn er in die Stadt kommt.
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.