guten Morgen

\ˈɡuː.tn̩ ˈmɔʁ.ɡŋ̍\

/\ˈɡuː.tn̩ ˈmɔʁ.ɡŋ̍\/ intj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bonjour, (terme employé le matin).

Corpus desk

Index FR-guten-morgen · guten Morgen · French

guten Morgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 guten Morgen
PropertyValue
Headwordguten Morgen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˈɡuː.tn̩ ˈmɔʁ.ɡŋ̍\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « guten Morgen » en français

guten Morgenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

guten Morgen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈɡuː.tn̩ ˈmɔʁ.ɡŋ̍\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bonjour, (terme employé le matin).".

guten Morgen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is guten Morgen, spelled G-U-T-E-N- -M-O-R-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bonjour, (terme employé le matin).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Guten Morgen, Frau Schmitt. Wie geht es Ihnen?
  2. Bonjour, madame Schmitt. Comment allez-vous ?

Synonyms

Begrüßungsformel

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 "guten Morgen"?
"guten Morgen" is spelled G-U-T-E-N- -M-O-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡuː.tn̩ ˈmɔʁ.ɡŋ̍\.
What does "guten Morgen" mean?
As an interjection, "guten Morgen" means: Bonjour, (terme employé le matin).
How do you pronounce "guten Morgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guten Morgen" is \ˈɡuː.tn̩ ˈmɔʁ.ɡŋ̍\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guten Morgen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list