unter vier Augen
[ˌʊntɐ fiːɐ̯ ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“unter vier Augen” 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) - nur zu zweit, ohne weitere Zuhörer oder Zuschauer
Corpus desk
Index DE-unter-vier-augen · unter vier Augen · German
unter vier Augen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | unter vier Augen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐ fiːɐ̯ ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unter vier Augen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unter vier Augen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌʊntɐ fiːɐ̯ ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur zu zweit, ohne weitere Zuhörer oder Zuschauer".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unter vier Augen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unter vier Augen, spelled U-N-T-E-R- -V-I-E-R- -A-U-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1nur zu zweit, ohne weitere Zuhörer oder Zuschauer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unter vier Augen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir sind doch hier unter vier Augen, du kannst ruhig zugeben, dass du dich in deine Kollegin verliebt hast!
„Was ich, gnädige Frau, Ihnen unter vier Augen zu erzählen wage, würde ich Ihnen sicherlich nicht in öffentlicher Gesellschaft erzählen.“
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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.