auf Wiedersehen
\aʊ̯f ˈviː.dɐ.ˌzeː.ən\
The verdict
“auf Wiedersehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au revoir (principalement employé dans le nord et le centre de l'Allemagne).
Corpus desk
Index FR-auf-wiedersehen · auf Wiedersehen · French
auf Wiedersehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auf Wiedersehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \aʊ̯f ˈviː.dɐ.ˌzeː.ən\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « auf Wiedersehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
auf Wiedersehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \aʊ̯f ˈviː.dɐ.ˌzeː.ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au revoir (principalement employé dans le nord et le centre de l'Allemagne).".
Zero misspellings are on record for auf Wiedersehen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is auf Wiedersehen, spelled A-U-F- -W-I-E-D-E-R-S-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Au revoir (principalement employé dans le nord et le centre de l'Allemagne).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auf Wiedersehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie sagte: „Auf Wiedersehen!“ und verschwand in der Dunkelheit.
Synonyms
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.