schwarz auf weiß
[ˈʃvaʁt͡s aʊ̯f ˈvaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“schwarz auf weiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Schriftstück vorliegend (und damit verlässlicher als nur in mündlicher Form)
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Index DE-schwarz-auf-wei · schwarz auf weiß · German
schwarz auf weiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | schwarz auf weiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaʁt͡s aʊ̯f ˈvaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schwarz auf weiß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schwarz auf weiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʃvaʁt͡s aʊ̯f ˈvaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als Schriftstück vorliegend (und damit verlässlicher als nur in mündlicher Form)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schwarz auf weiß, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schwarz auf weiß, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z- -A-U-F- -W-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1als Schriftstück vorliegend (und damit verlässlicher als nur in mündlicher Form)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schwarz auf weiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Verfassungsentwurf des Irak zeigt es schwarz auf weiß: An einem demokratischen Rechtsstaat im westlichen Sinne ist dort niemand interessiert.“
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