die Kirche im Dorf lassen

[diː ˌkɪʁçə ɪm ˈdɔʁf ˌlasn̩]

/[diː ˌkɪʁçə ɪm ˈdɔʁf ˌlasn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“die Kirche im Dorf lassen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht übertreiben, bei den Tatsachen bleiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-die-kirche-im-dorf-lasse · die Kirche im Dorf lassen · German

die Kirche im Dorf lassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 25 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 die Kirche im Dorf lassen
PropertyValue
Headworddie Kirche im Dorf lassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[diː ˌkɪʁçə ɪm ˈdɔʁf ˌlasn̩]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „die Kirche im Dorf lassen“ im Deutschen

die Kirche im Dorf lassenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

die Kirche im Dorf lassen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [diː ˌkɪʁçə ɪm ˈdɔʁf ˌlasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht übertreiben, bei den Tatsachen bleiben".

die Kirche im Dorf lassen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is die Kirche im Dorf lassen, spelled D-I-E- -K-I-R-C-H-E- -I-M- -D-O-R-F- -L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht übertreiben, bei den Tatsachen bleiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how die Kirche im Dorf lassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lass doch mal die Kirche im Dorf!
  2. Jetzt wollen wir mal die Kirche im Dorf lassen, mein Frollein! Beruhige dich erst einmal.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "die Kirche im Dorf lassen"?
"die Kirche im Dorf lassen" is spelled D-I-E- -K-I-R-C-H-E- -I-M- -D-O-R-F- -L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [diː ˌkɪʁçə ɪm ˈdɔʁf ˌlasn̩].
What does "die Kirche im Dorf lassen" mean?
As a phrase, "die Kirche im Dorf lassen" means: nicht übertreiben, bei den Tatsachen bleiben
How do you pronounce "die Kirche im Dorf lassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die Kirche im Dorf lassen" is [diː ˌkɪʁçə ɪm ˈdɔʁf ˌlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die Kirche im Dorf lassen" come from?
"die Kirche im Dorf lassen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list