in den Arsch kriechen
[ɪn deːn ˈaʁʃ ˈkʁiːçn̩]
The verdict
“in den Arsch kriechen” 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
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich Menschen mit einem übertrieben freundlichen Wohlwollen unterwerfen, um sich eigene Vorteile zu verschaffen oder zu sichern; vor keiner Erniedrigung zurückschrecken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in den Arsch kriechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɪn deːn ˈaʁʃ ˈkʁiːçn̩] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “in den Arsch kriechen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for in den Arsch kriechen is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪn deːn ˈaʁʃ ˈkʁiːçn̩]. 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: "sich Menschen mit einem übertrieben freundlichen Wohlwollen unterwerfen, um sich eigene Vorteile zu verschaffen oder zu sichern; vor keiner Erniedrigung zurückschrecken".
in den Arsch kriechen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is in den Arsch kriechen, spelled I-N- -D-E-N- -A-R-S-C-H- -K-R-I-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich Menschen mit einem übertrieben freundlichen Wohlwollen unterwerfen, um sich eigene Vorteile zu verschaffen oder zu sichern; vor keiner Erniedrigung zurückschrecken
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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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- The one correct German spelling is I-N- -D-E-N- -A-R-S-C-H- -K-R-I-E-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.