weder … noch

[ˈveːdɐ … nɔx]

/[ˈveːdɐ … nɔx]/ phrase

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The verdict

“weder … noch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - nicht das Eine und (auch) nicht das Andere; nicht so und (auch) nicht anders

Corpus desk

Index DE-weder-noch · weder … noch · German

weder … noch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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 weder … noch
PropertyValue
Headwordweder … noch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈveːdɐ … nɔx]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weder … noch” sits in German frequency

weder … noch 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

weder … noch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈveːdɐ … nɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht das Eine und (auch) nicht das Andere; nicht so und (auch) nicht anders".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for weder … noch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is weder … noch, spelled W-E-D-E-R- -…- -N-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht das Eine und (auch) nicht das Andere; nicht so und (auch) nicht anders

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weder … noch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Sommer macht es Spaß, weder Schuhe noch Strümpfe zu tragen.
  2. Weder will ich schlafen noch bin ich müde.

This word in other languages

neither … nor(English)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weder … noch"?
"weder … noch" is spelled W-E-D-E-R- -…- -N-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːdɐ … nɔx].
What does "weder … noch" mean?
As a phrase, "weder … noch" means: nicht das Eine und (auch) nicht das Andere; nicht so und (auch) nicht anders
How do you pronounce "weder … noch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weder … noch" is [ˈveːdɐ … nɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weder … noch" come from?
"weder … noch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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