so tun, als ob

[zoː tuːn als ˈɔp]

/[zoː tuːn als ˈɔp]/ phrase

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The verdict

“so tun, als ob” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich verstellen, simulieren, vorgeben, vortäuschen; jemand 'tut so, als ob' + Konjunktiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-so-tun-als-ob · so tun, als ob · German

so tun, als ob · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for so tun, als ob
PropertyValue
Headwordso tun, als ob
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[zoː tuːn als ˈɔp]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “so tun, als ob” sits in German frequency

so tun, als ob falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

so tun, als ob is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [zoː tuːn als ˈɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich verstellen, simulieren, vorgeben, vortäuschen; jemand 'tut so, als ob' + Konjunktiv".

so tun, als ob has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is so tun, als ob, spelled S-O- -T-U-N-,- -A-L-S- -O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich verstellen, simulieren, vorgeben, vortäuschen; jemand 'tut so, als ob' + Konjunktiv

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how so tun, als ob appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mein Sohn tut so, als ob er krank sei. Dabei will er nur die Lateinarbeit in der Schule verpassen.
  2. „John und Charlie tun so, als ob sie gerade angekommen wären, als sie von der Zugentführung gehört haben.“

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "so tun, als ob"?
"so tun, als ob" is spelled S-O- -T-U-N-,- -A-L-S- -O-B. The IPA pronunciation is [zoː tuːn als ˈɔp].
What does "so tun, als ob" mean?
As a phrase, "so tun, als ob" means: sich verstellen, simulieren, vorgeben, vortäuschen; jemand 'tut so, als ob' + Konjunktiv
How do you pronounce "so tun, als ob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "so tun, als ob" is [zoː tuːn als ˈɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "so tun, als ob" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list