sehr gut
[ˈzeːɐ̯ ˌɡuːt]
The verdict
“sehr gut” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Deutschland: beste Schulnote; eine Eins; in Österreich großgeschrieben: „Sehr gut“
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sehr gut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈzeːɐ̯ ˌɡuːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sehr gut” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sehr gut is 8 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːɐ̯ ˌɡuːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sehr gut in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sehr gut, spelled S-E-H-R- -G-U-T.
Definition
- 1in Deutschland: beste Schulnote; eine Eins; in Österreich großgeschrieben: „Sehr gut“
- 2hervorragend, besonders gut
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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 “sehr gut”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-H-R- -G-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzeːɐ̯ ˌɡuːt] (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.