pfui Teufel
[p͡fʊɪ̯ ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]
The verdict
“pfui Teufel” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausruf des Ekels, der Abscheu, der Verachtung, der Empörung, der Missbilligung, des Missfallens und des Hohns
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pfui Teufel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [p͡fʊɪ̯ ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pfui Teufel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for pfui Teufel is 11 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [p͡fʊɪ̯ ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]. 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: "Ausruf des Ekels, der Abscheu, der Verachtung, der Empörung, der Missbilligung, des Missfallens und des Hohns".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pfui Teufel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is pfui Teufel, spelled P-F-U-I- -T-E-U-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Ausruf des Ekels, der Abscheu, der Verachtung, der Empörung, der Missbilligung, des Missfallens und des Hohns
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 “pfui Teufel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-F-U-I- -T-E-U-F-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [p͡fʊɪ̯ ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩] (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.