auf dem falschen Dampfer sein
[aʊ̯f deːm ˈfalʃn̩ ˈdamp͡fɐ zaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“auf dem falschen Dampfer sein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 29
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich irren
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-dem-falschen-dampfer · auf dem falschen Dampfer sein · German
auf dem falschen Dampfer sein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 29 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 dem falschen Dampfer sein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f deːm ˈfalʃn̩ ˈdamp͡fɐ zaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 29 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf dem falschen Dampfer sein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf dem falschen Dampfer sein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f deːm ˈfalʃn̩ ˈdamp͡fɐ zaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich irren".
No misspelling variants are generated for auf dem falschen Dampfer sein in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is auf dem falschen Dampfer sein, spelled A-U-F- -D-E-M- -F-A-L-S-C-H-E-N- -D-A-M-P-F-E-R- -S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1sich irren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auf dem falschen Dampfer sein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn du glaubst, ich helfe dir, bist du auf dem falschen Dampfer.
This word in other languages
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