wer’s glaubt, wird selig

[veːɐ̯s ˈɡlaʊ̯pt vɪʁt ˈzeːlɪç]

/[veːɐ̯s ˈɡlaʊ̯pt vɪʁt ˈzeːlɪç]/ phrase

The verdict

“wer’s glaubt, wird selig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das glaube ich niemals, das glaubt niemand

Corpus desk

Index DE-wer-s-glaubt-wird-selig · wer’s glaubt, wird selig · German

wer’s glaubt, wird selig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 24 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 wer’s glaubt, wird selig
PropertyValue
Headwordwer’s glaubt, wird selig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[veːɐ̯s ˈɡlaʊ̯pt vɪʁt ˈzeːlɪç]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wer’s glaubt, wird selig“ im Deutschen

wer’s glaubt, wird seligsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

wer’s glaubt, wird selig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [veːɐ̯s ˈɡlaʊ̯pt vɪʁt ˈzeːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das glaube ich niemals, das glaubt niemand".

No misspelling variants are generated for wer’s glaubt, wird selig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wer’s glaubt, wird selig, spelled W-E-R-’-S- -G-L-A-U-B-T-,- -W-I-R-D- -S-E-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das glaube ich niemals, das glaubt niemand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wer’s glaubt, wird selig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Was? Eure Kinder gehen jeden Tag freiwillig um sieben ins Bett? Wer’s glaubt, wird selig!
  2. A: „Die Geschäftsleitung vergibt an jeden Mitarbeiter freiwillig einen Weihnachtsbonus in Höhe von 1000 €.“ B: „Wer’s glaubt, wird selig!“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wer’s glaubt, wird selig"?
"wer’s glaubt, wird selig" is spelled W-E-R-’-S- -G-L-A-U-B-T-,- -W-I-R-D- -S-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [veːɐ̯s ˈɡlaʊ̯pt vɪʁt ˈzeːlɪç].
What does "wer’s glaubt, wird selig" mean?
As a phrase, "wer’s glaubt, wird selig" means: das glaube ich niemals, das glaubt niemand
How do you pronounce "wer’s glaubt, wird selig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wer’s glaubt, wird selig" is [veːɐ̯s ˈɡlaʊ̯pt vɪʁt ˈzeːlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wer’s glaubt, wird selig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list