einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben
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The verdict
“einen Sprung in der Schüssel 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
- 34
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein bisschen verrückt sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-einen-sprung-in-der-schu · einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben · German
einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 34 letters
- VOW-10 10 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 Sprung in der Schüssel haben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 34 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein bisschen verrückt sein".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben, spelled E-I-N-E-N- -S-P-R-U-N-G- -I-N- -D-E-R- -S-C-H-Ü-S-S-E-L- -H-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein bisschen verrückt sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Den Monarchen zu kritisieren gilt als überaus unhöflich, sonst würde mancher Tongaer vielleicht längst laut darüber nachgedacht haben, ob der König nicht selber einen Sprung in der Schüssel hat.“
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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.