glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln

[ˈɡlyːəndə ˈkoːlən aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandəs ˈhaʊ̯pt ˈzaməln]

/[ˈɡlyːəndə ˈkoːlən aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandəs ˈhaʊ̯pt ˈzaməln]/ phrase

The verdict

“glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
42
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden durch Wohltaten beschämen, Böses mit Gutem vergelten

Key facts for glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln
PropertyValue
Headwordglühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈɡlyːəndə ˈkoːlən aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandəs ˈhaʊ̯pt ˈzaməln]
Letters42
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln” sits in German frequency

glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln is 42 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡlyːəndə ˈkoːlən aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandəs ˈhaʊ̯pt ˈzaməln]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemanden durch Wohltaten beschämen, Böses mit Gutem vergelten".

No misspelling variants are generated for glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln, spelled G-L-Ü-H-E-N-D-E- -K-O-H-L-E-N- -A-U-F- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-S- -H-A-U-P-T- -S-A-M-M-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden durch Wohltaten beschämen, Böses mit Gutem vergelten

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln"?
"glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln" is spelled G-L-Ü-H-E-N-D-E- -K-O-H-L-E-N- -A-U-F- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-S- -H-A-U-P-T- -S-A-M-M-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlyːəndə ˈkoːlən aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandəs ˈhaʊ̯pt ˈzaməln].
What does "glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln" mean?
As a phrase, "glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln" means: jemanden durch Wohltaten beschämen, Böses mit Gutem vergelten
How do you pronounce "glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln" is [ˈɡlyːəndə ˈkoːlən aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandəs ˈhaʊ̯pt ˈzaməln]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln" come from?
"glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “glühende Kohlen auf jemandes Haupt sammeln”

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  • The one correct German spelling is G-L-Ü-H-E-N-D-E- -K-O-H-L-E-N- -A-U-F- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-S- -H-A-U-P-T- -S-A-M-M-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡlyːəndə ˈkoːlən aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandəs ˈhaʊ̯pt ˈzaməln] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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