heulen wie ein Schlosshund
[ˈhɔɪ̯lən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt]
The verdict
“heulen wie ein Schlosshund” 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
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr heulen, laut heulen; lautstark, anhaltend weinen
| 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) |
Where “heulen wie ein Schlosshund” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for heulen wie ein Schlosshund is 26 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɔɪ̯lən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt]. 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: "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
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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.
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Using “heulen wie ein Schlosshund”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-U-L-E-N- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -S-C-H-L-O-S-S-H-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɔɪ̯lən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.