wie geht es dir

[ˌviː ˈɡeːt əs ˌdiːɐ̯]

/[ˌviː ˈɡeːt əs ˌdiːɐ̯]/ phrase

The verdict

“wie geht es dir” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frage nach dem Wohlbefinden oder dem Gesundheitszustand einer befreundeten oder gut bekannten Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-wie-geht-es-dir · wie geht es dir · German

wie geht es dir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 wie geht es dir
PropertyValue
Headwordwie geht es dir
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌviː ˈɡeːt əs ˌdiːɐ̯]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wie geht es dir“ im Deutschen

wie geht es dirschafft 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

wie geht es dir is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌviː ˈɡeːt əs ˌdiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frage nach dem Wohlbefinden oder dem Gesundheitszustand einer befreundeten oder gut bekannten Person".

wie geht es dir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wie geht es dir, spelled W-I-E- -G-E-H-T- -E-S- -D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frage nach dem Wohlbefinden oder dem Gesundheitszustand einer befreundeten oder gut bekannten Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wie geht es dir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ach, hallo! Wie geht es dir? – Gut. Und dir?
  2. „Katrin, wie geht es dir jetzt, da du geschieden bist?“ – „Könnte nicht besser sein.“

Synonyms

wie gehts

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 "wie geht es dir"?
"wie geht es dir" is spelled W-I-E- -G-E-H-T- -E-S- -D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌviː ˈɡeːt əs ˌdiːɐ̯].
What does "wie geht es dir" mean?
As a phrase, "wie geht es dir" means: Frage nach dem Wohlbefinden oder dem Gesundheitszustand einer befreundeten oder gut bekannten Person
How do you pronounce "wie geht es dir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wie geht es dir" is [ˌviː ˈɡeːt əs ˌdiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wie geht es dir" come from?
"wie geht es dir" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list