danke schön

\ˈdaŋ.kə ʃøːn\

/\ˈdaŋ.kə ʃøːn\/ intj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merci beaucoup.

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Index FR-danke-schon · danke schön · French

danke schön · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 danke schön
PropertyValue
Headworddanke schön
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˈdaŋ.kə ʃøːn\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « danke schön » en français

danke schönn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

danke schön is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈdaŋ.kə ʃøːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merci beaucoup.".

danke schön has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is danke schön, spelled D-A-N-K-E- -S-C-H-Ö-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Merci beaucoup.

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 "danke schön"?
"danke schön" is spelled D-A-N-K-E- -S-C-H-Ö-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdaŋ.kə ʃøːn\.
What does "danke schön" mean?
As an interjection, "danke schön" means: Merci beaucoup.
How do you pronounce "danke schön"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "danke schön" is \ˈdaŋ.kə ʃøːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "danke schön" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list