heulen wie ein Schlosshund
[ˈhɔɪ̯lən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt]
The verdict
“heulen wie ein Schlosshund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr heulen, laut heulen; lautstark, anhaltend weinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-heulen-wie-ein-schlosshu · heulen wie ein Schlosshund · German
heulen wie ein Schlosshund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | heulen wie ein Schlosshund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈhɔɪ̯lən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt] |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heulen wie ein Schlosshund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heulen wie ein Schlosshund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈhɔɪ̯lən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr heulen, laut heulen; lautstark, anhaltend weinen".
Zero misspellings are on record for heulen wie ein Schlosshund in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 heulen wie ein Schlosshund, spelled H-E-U-L-E-N- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -S-C-H-L-O-S-S-H-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1sehr heulen, laut heulen; lautstark, anhaltend weinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heulen wie ein Schlosshund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kind heulte wie ein Schlosshund, als man ihm sein Spielzeug wegnahm.
Nachdem ihr Freund sich von ihr getrennt hatte, heulte sie den ganzen Abend wie ein Schlosshund.
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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.