zum Wohl
[t͡sʊm ˈvoːl]
The verdict
“zum Wohl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein meist nur ausgesprochener Wunsch des Wohlergehens aller, die in einer geselligen Trinkrunde das Glas erheben und anstoßen, das heißt, die Gläser klingen zu lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zum-wohl · zum Wohl · German
zum Wohl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zum Wohl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t͡sʊm ˈvoːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zum Wohl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zum Wohl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡sʊm ˈvoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zum Wohl, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zum Wohl, spelled Z-U-M- -W-O-H-L.
Definition
- 1ein meist nur ausgesprochener Wunsch des Wohlergehens aller, die in einer geselligen Trinkrunde das Glas erheben und anstoßen, das heißt, die Gläser klingen zu lassen
- 2in Österreich und Teilen Deutschlands gebräuchlicher Ausruf für Gesundheit nach dem Niesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zum Wohl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Na dann zum Wohl!
This word in other languages
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