dann und wann
\ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan\
The verdict
“dann und wann” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De temps en temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dann-und-wann · dann und wann · French
dann und wann · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dann und wann |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dann und wann is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈdan ʊnt ˈvan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De temps en temps.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dann und wann in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dann und wann, spelled D-A-N-N- -U-N-D- -W-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1De temps en temps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dann und wann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich stehe in meinem großen, leeren Esszimmer, in dem ich niemals esse, und sehe nach draußen. Der Raum liegt im Erdgeschoss, der Blick fällt durch eine große Fensterfront auf die Wiese hinter meinem Haus und auf den Waldrand. Dann und wann kann man Rehe beobachten.
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