wie geht’s

[ˌviː ˈɡeːt͡s]

/[ˌviː ˈɡeːt͡s]/ phrase

The verdict

“wie geht’s” 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) - Kurzform von „wie geht es dir“

Corpus desk

Index DE-wie-geht-s · wie geht’s · German

wie geht’s · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 wie geht’s
PropertyValue
Headwordwie geht’s
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌviː ˈɡeːt͡s]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wie geht’s“ im Deutschen

wie geht’sschafft 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’s is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌviː ˈɡeːt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzform von „wie geht es dir“".

No misspelling variants are generated for wie geht’s in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 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 wie geht’s, spelled W-I-E- -G-E-H-T-’-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzform von „wie geht es dir“

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’s"?
"wie geht’s" is spelled W-I-E- -G-E-H-T-’-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌviː ˈɡeːt͡s].
What does "wie geht’s" mean?
As a phrase, "wie geht’s" means: Kurzform von „wie geht es dir“
How do you pronounce "wie geht’s"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wie geht’s" is [ˌviː ˈɡeːt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wie geht’s" come from?
"wie geht’s" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list