eine Meise haben
[ˈaɪ̯nə ˈmaɪ̯zə ˈhabm̩]
The verdict
“eine Meise haben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spinnen, verrückt sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-eine-meise-haben · eine Meise haben · German
eine Meise haben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | eine Meise haben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nə ˈmaɪ̯zə ˈhabm̩] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „eine Meise haben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
eine Meise haben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nə ˈmaɪ̯zə ˈhabm̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spinnen, verrückt sein".
Zero misspellings are on record for eine Meise haben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is eine Meise haben, spelled E-I-N-E- -M-E-I-S-E- -H-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1spinnen, verrückt sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how eine Meise haben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei dieser Kälte nach draußen gehen? Du hast wohl eine Meise!“
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.