dem Tod von der Schippe springen

[deːm ˈtoːt fɔn dɛɐ ˈʃɪpə ˌʃpʁɪŋən]

/[deːm ˈtoːt fɔn dɛɐ ˈʃɪpə ˌʃpʁɪŋən]/ phrase

The verdict

“dem Tod von der Schippe springen” 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
32
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — einer gefährlichen Situation nur knapp entgehen

Key facts for dem Tod von der Schippe springen
PropertyValue
Headworddem Tod von der Schippe springen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[deːm ˈtoːt fɔn dɛɐ ˈʃɪpə ˌʃpʁɪŋən]
Letters32
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dem Tod von der Schippe springen” sits in German frequency

dem Tod von der Schippe springen 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 dem Tod von der Schippe springen is 32 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deːm ˈtoːt fɔn dɛɐ ˈʃɪpə ˌʃpʁɪŋən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einer gefährlichen Situation nur knapp entgehen".

No misspelling variants are generated for dem Tod von der Schippe springen 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 dem Tod von der Schippe springen, spelled D-E-M- -T-O-D- -V-O-N- -D-E-R- -S-C-H-I-P-P-E- -S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer gefährlichen Situation nur knapp entgehen

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dem Tod von der Schippe springen"?
"dem Tod von der Schippe springen" is spelled D-E-M- -T-O-D- -V-O-N- -D-E-R- -S-C-H-I-P-P-E- -S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deːm ˈtoːt fɔn dɛɐ ˈʃɪpə ˌʃpʁɪŋən].
What does "dem Tod von der Schippe springen" mean?
As a phrase, "dem Tod von der Schippe springen" means: einer gefährlichen Situation nur knapp entgehen
How do you pronounce "dem Tod von der Schippe springen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dem Tod von der Schippe springen" is [deːm ˈtoːt fɔn dɛɐ ˈʃɪpə ˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dem Tod von der Schippe springen" come from?
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Using “dem Tod von der Schippe springen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-M- -T-O-D- -V-O-N- -D-E-R- -S-C-H-I-P-P-E- -S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [deːm ˈtoːt fɔn dɛɐ ˈʃɪpə ˌʃpʁɪŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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