pfui Teufel
[p͡fʊɪ̯ ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]
The verdict
“pfui Teufel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausruf des Ekels, der Abscheu, der Verachtung, der Empörung, der Missbilligung, des Missfallens und des Hohns
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfui-teufel · pfui Teufel · German
pfui Teufel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | 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
Rare enough to double-check
pfui Teufel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [p͡fʊɪ̯ ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pfui Teufel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Pfui Teufel! Wenn Sie Ihren Hund schon hier ausführen müssen, dann benutzen Sie bitte auch eine Tüte für die Hinterlassenschaften desselben.“
„Pfui! Teufel! Die Toilette verlässt man doch so, wie man sie vorzufinden wünscht.“
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