kasta all hänsyn över bord

/[`kasta ˈalː `hɛːnˌsyːn ˈøːvər ˈbʊːɖ]/ phrase

The verdict

“kasta all hänsyn över bord” 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
26
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: kasta alla hänsyn över bord

Key facts for kasta all hänsyn över bord
PropertyValue
Headwordkasta all hänsyn över bord
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[`kasta ˈalː `hɛːnˌsyːn ˈøːvər ˈbʊːɖ]
Letters26
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kasta all hänsyn över bord” sits in German frequency

kasta all hänsyn över bord falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kasta all hänsyn över bord is 26 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [`kasta ˈalː `hɛːnˌsyːn ˈøːvər ˈbʊːɖ]. 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: "kasta alla hänsyn över bord".

No misspelling variants are generated for kasta all hänsyn över bord in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kasta all hänsyn över bord, spelled K-A-S-T-A- -A-L-L- -H-Ä-N-S-Y-N- -Ö-V-E-R- -B-O-R-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    kasta alla hänsyn över bord

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kasta all hänsyn över bord"?
"kasta all hänsyn över bord" is spelled K-A-S-T-A- -A-L-L- -H-Ä-N-S-Y-N- -Ö-V-E-R- -B-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [`kasta ˈalː `hɛːnˌsyːn ˈøːvər ˈbʊːɖ].
What does "kasta all hänsyn över bord" mean?
As a phrase, "kasta all hänsyn över bord" means: kasta alla hänsyn över bord
How do you pronounce "kasta all hänsyn över bord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kasta all hänsyn över bord" is [`kasta ˈalː `hɛːnˌsyːn ˈøːvər ˈbʊːɖ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “kasta all hänsyn över bord”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-S-T-A- -A-L-L- -H-Ä-N-S-Y-N- -Ö-V-E-R- -B-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [`kasta ˈalː `hɛːnˌsyːn ˈøːvər ˈbʊːɖ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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