weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten

[ˈveːdɐ ˈtoːt nɔx ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ˈfʏʁçtn̩]

/[ˈveːdɐ ˈtoːt nɔx ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ˈfʏʁçtn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
30
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — vor nichts Angst haben, furchtlos sein

Key facts for weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten
PropertyValue
Headwordweder Tod noch Teufel fürchten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈveːdɐ ˈtoːt nɔx ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ˈfʏʁçtn̩]
Letters30
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten” sits in German frequency

weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten is 30 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːdɐ ˈtoːt nɔx ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ˈfʏʁçtn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vor nichts Angst haben, furchtlos sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten, spelled W-E-D-E-R- -T-O-D- -N-O-C-H- -T-E-U-F-E-L- -F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor nichts Angst haben, furchtlos sein

Antonyms

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.

Cite this page

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY-SA). Copy the citation:

PlainSpell, “weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten, German word data” (May 6, 2026). Derived from Wiktionary (kaikki.org, CC BY-SA) and an open word-frequency list. https://plainspell.com/de/wort/weder-tod-noch-teufel-furchten

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten"?
"weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten" is spelled W-E-D-E-R- -T-O-D- -N-O-C-H- -T-E-U-F-E-L- -F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːdɐ ˈtoːt nɔx ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ˈfʏʁçtn̩].
What does "weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten" mean?
As a phrase, "weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten" means: vor nichts Angst haben, furchtlos sein
How do you pronounce "weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten" is [ˈveːdɐ ˈtoːt nɔx ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ˈfʏʁçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten" come from?
"weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “weder Tod noch Teufel fürchten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-D-E-R- -T-O-D- -N-O-C-H- -T-E-U-F-E-L- -F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈveːdɐ ˈtoːt nɔx ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ˈfʏʁçtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter W in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list