die Bombe platzen lassen

[diː ˈbɔmbə ˈplat͡sn̩ ˈlasn̩]

/[diː ˈbɔmbə ˈplat͡sn̩ ˈlasn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“die Bombe platzen lassen” 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
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine überraschende Nachricht bekannt geben

Key facts for die Bombe platzen lassen
PropertyValue
Headworddie Bombe platzen lassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[diː ˈbɔmbə ˈplat͡sn̩ ˈlasn̩]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “die Bombe platzen lassen” sits in German frequency

die Bombe platzen lassen 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 die Bombe platzen lassen is 24 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diː ˈbɔmbə ˈplat͡sn̩ ˈlasn̩]. 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: "eine überraschende Nachricht bekannt geben".

No misspelling variants are generated for die Bombe platzen lassen 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 die Bombe platzen lassen, spelled D-I-E- -B-O-M-B-E- -P-L-A-T-Z-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine überraschende Nachricht bekannt geben

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.

Cite this page

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY-SA). Copy the citation:

PlainSpell, “die Bombe platzen lassen, German word data” (May 6, 2026). Derived from Wiktionary (kaikki.org, CC BY-SA) and an open word-frequency list. https://plainspell.com/de/wort/die-bombe-platzen-lassen

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "die Bombe platzen lassen"?
"die Bombe platzen lassen" is spelled D-I-E- -B-O-M-B-E- -P-L-A-T-Z-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [diː ˈbɔmbə ˈplat͡sn̩ ˈlasn̩].
What does "die Bombe platzen lassen" mean?
As a phrase, "die Bombe platzen lassen" means: eine überraschende Nachricht bekannt geben
How do you pronounce "die Bombe platzen lassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die Bombe platzen lassen" is [diː ˈbɔmbə ˈplat͡sn̩ ˈlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die Bombe platzen lassen" come from?
"die Bombe platzen lassen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “die Bombe platzen lassen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-E- -B-O-M-B-E- -P-L-A-T-Z-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [diː ˈbɔmbə ˈplat͡sn̩ ˈlasn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list