isn't it
[ˈɪzn̩tɪt]
The verdict
“isn't it” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht wahr? gelt? oder?
Corpus desk
Index DE-isn-t-it · isn't it · German
isn't it · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | isn't it |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɪzn̩tɪt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „isn't it“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
isn't it is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈɪzn̩tɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht wahr? gelt? oder?".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for isn't it, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 isn't it, spelled I-S-N-'-T- -I-T.
Definition
- 1nicht wahr? gelt? oder?
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how isn't it appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That's my beer, isn't it?
Antonyms
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.