und ob
[ʊnt ˈʔɔp]
The verdict
“und 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
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - selbstverständliche Bejahung, Bekräftigung als Antwort auf eine (negierte) Entscheidungsfrage oder Aussage
Corpus desk
Index DE-und-ob · und ob · German
und ob · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | und ob |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ʊnt ˈʔɔp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „und ob“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
und ob is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ʊnt ˈʔɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "selbstverständliche Bejahung, Bekräftigung als Antwort auf eine (negierte) Entscheidungsfrage oder Aussage".
Zero misspellings are on record for und ob in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is und ob, spelled U-N-D- -O-B.
Definition
- 1selbstverständliche Bejahung, Bekräftigung als Antwort auf eine (negierte) Entscheidungsfrage oder Aussage
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how und ob appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der kümmert sich doch, oder? Und ob der sich kümmert!“
„Gewaltsam? Und ob das ein gewaltsamer Streik war!“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.