die Schnauze halten
[diː ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sə ˈhaltn̩]
The verdict
“die Schnauze halten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nichts sagen und still sein; sich zurücknehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-die-schnauze-halten · die Schnauze halten · German
die Schnauze halten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | die Schnauze halten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [diː ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sə ˈhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „die Schnauze halten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
die Schnauze halten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [diː ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sə ˈhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nichts sagen und still sein; sich zurücknehmen".
die Schnauze halten has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is die Schnauze halten, spelled D-I-E- -S-C-H-N-A-U-Z-E- -H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1nichts sagen und still sein; sich zurücknehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how die Schnauze halten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
»Halt die Schnauze!« [Anmerkung: durch den Imperativ sehr derb]
„Tiziano [Anmerkung: 11 Jahre] habe seit einem Verkehrsunfall im Herbst Schmerzen durch angebrochene Rippen und leide unter Asthma. Als er bei den Polizisten darüber klagte und seine Mutter anrufen wollte, habe eine Polizeibeamtin gesagt: »Halt die Schnauze.«“
Antonyms
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