auf Wiedersehen
"auf-wiedersehen" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“auf Wiedersehen” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used to express farewell.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auf Wiedersehen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auf Wiedersehen” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for auf Wiedersehen is 15 letters long, classified as an interjection. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auf Wiedersehen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German auf Wiedersehen (“goodbye”). The correct English form is auf Wiedersehen, spelled A-U-F- -W-I-E-D-E-R-S-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Used to express farewell.
- 2Until we see each other again; goodbye.
Etymology
Borrowed from German auf Wiedersehen (“goodbye”).
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.
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Using “auf Wiedersehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-U-F- -W-I-E-D-E-R-S-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.