auf Wiederschauen

\aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌʃaʊ̯.ən\

/\aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌʃaʊ̯.ən\/ intj

The verdict

“auf Wiederschauen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au revoir (utilisé dans le sud de l'Allemagne et en Autriche).

Corpus desk

Index FR-auf-wiederschauen · auf Wiederschauen · French

auf Wiederschauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 auf Wiederschauen
PropertyValue
Headwordauf Wiederschauen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌʃaʊ̯.ən\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « auf Wiederschauen » en français

auf Wiederschauensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

auf Wiederschauen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌʃaʊ̯.ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au revoir (utilisé dans le sud de l'Allemagne et en Autriche).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for auf Wiederschauen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is auf Wiederschauen, spelled A-U-F- -W-I-E-D-E-R-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au revoir (utilisé dans le sud de l'Allemagne et en Autriche).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how auf Wiederschauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie sagte: „Auf Wiederschauen!“ und verschwand in der Dunkelheit.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "auf Wiederschauen"?
"auf Wiederschauen" is spelled A-U-F- -W-I-E-D-E-R-S-C-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌʃaʊ̯.ən\.
What does "auf Wiederschauen" mean?
As an interjection, "auf Wiederschauen" means: Au revoir (utilisé dans le sud de l'Allemagne et en Autriche).
How do you pronounce "auf Wiederschauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auf Wiederschauen" is \aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌʃaʊ̯.ən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auf Wiederschauen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list