einen Braten in der Röhre haben
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The verdict
“einen Braten in der Röhre 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
- 31
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwanger sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-einen-braten-in-der-rohr · einen Braten in der Röhre haben · German
einen Braten in der Röhre haben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 31 letters
- VOW-11 11 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 | einen Braten in der Röhre haben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 31 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einen Braten in der Röhre haben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einen Braten in der Röhre haben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwanger sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for einen Braten in der Röhre haben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 einen Braten in der Röhre haben, spelled E-I-N-E-N- -B-R-A-T-E-N- -I-N- -D-E-R- -R-Ö-H-R-E- -H-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1schwanger sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how einen Braten in der Röhre haben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da kam sie hierher und hat mir erzählt, sie hätte einen Braten in der Röhre. Hab ihr gesagt, sie soll es wegmachen lassen.“
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.