so genannt
[ˌzoː ɡəˈnant]
The verdict
“so genannt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer Bezeichnung versehen; bezeichnet als
Corpus desk
Index DE-so-genannt · so genannt · German
so genannt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | so genannt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌzoː ɡəˈnant] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „so genannt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
so genannt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌzoː ɡəˈnant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for so genannt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is so genannt, spelled S-O- -G-E-N-A-N-N-T.
Definition
- 1mit einer Bezeichnung versehen; bezeichnet als
- 2mit einer Bezeichnung versehen, die nicht wirklich zutrifft; irreführend bezeichnet als
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how so genannt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der zu Recht so genannte Wohltäter konnte sich nun selbst nicht mehr helfen.
Seit der so genannten Rechtschreibreform wird „so genannt“ auch getrennt geschrieben.
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.