auf dem Kieker haben

/[aʊ̯f deːm ˈkiːkɐ ˌhabn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“auf dem Kieker haben” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase — the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: jemanden misstrauisch im Auge behalten, mit dem Ziel, ein Fehlverhalten festzustellen

Key facts for auf dem Kieker haben
PropertyValue
Headwordauf dem Kieker haben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[aʊ̯f deːm ˈkiːkɐ ˌhabn̩]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auf dem Kieker haben” sits in German frequency

auf dem Kieker haben falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words — the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auf dem Kieker haben is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯f deːm ˈkiːkɐ ˌhabn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for auf dem Kieker haben in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is auf dem Kieker haben, spelled A-U-F- -D-E-M- -K-I-E-K-E-R- -H-A-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden misstrauisch im Auge behalten, mit dem Ziel, ein Fehlverhalten festzustellen
  2. 2
    jemanden andauernd kritisieren; an jemandem permanent etwas auszusetzen haben und ihn schikanieren
  3. 3
    stark an jemandem oder etwas interessiert sein

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auf dem Kieker haben"?
"auf dem Kieker haben" is spelled A-U-F- -D-E-M- -K-I-E-K-E-R- -H-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯f deːm ˈkiːkɐ ˌhabn̩].
What does "auf dem Kieker haben" mean?
As a phrase, "auf dem Kieker haben" means: jemanden misstrauisch im Auge behalten, mit dem Ziel, ein Fehlverhalten festzustellen
How do you pronounce "auf dem Kieker haben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auf dem Kieker haben" is [aʊ̯f deːm ˈkiːkɐ ˌhabn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auf dem Kieker haben" come from?
"auf dem Kieker haben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “auf dem Kieker haben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F- -D-E-M- -K-I-E-K-E-R- -H-A-B-E-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aʊ̯f deːm ˈkiːkɐ ˌhabn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.