up to date

[aptuˈdeːt]

/[aptuˈdeːt]/ phrase

The verdict

“up to date” 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) - auf dem neuesten Stand

Corpus desk

Index DE-up-to-date · up to date · German

up to date · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for up to date
PropertyValue
Headwordup to date
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[aptuˈdeːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „up to date“ im Deutschen

up to dateschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

up to date is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aptuˈdeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf dem neuesten Stand".

up to date has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is up to date, spelled U-P- -T-O- -D-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf dem neuesten Stand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how up to date appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er hatte eine enorme Sorge um sein Leben, außerdem mußte er als moderner Mensch, der peinlichst in allem up to date bleiben wollte, so gut wie man sich in der Saison in Monte Carlo, St. Moritz, Baden-Baden oder Ostende sehen ließ, auch seine Zeit im Sanatorium gesessen haben. (Hermann Harry Schmitz, Im Sanatorium, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
  2. „Es ist im allgemeinen Dasein praktisch, völlig up to date zu sein, sehr fein ist es meistens nicht.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "up to date"?
"up to date" is spelled U-P- -T-O- -D-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aptuˈdeːt].
What does "up to date" mean?
As a phrase, "up to date" means: auf dem neuesten Stand
How do you pronounce "up to date"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "up to date" is [aptuˈdeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "up to date" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list