in die Hose gehen

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The verdict

“in die Hose gehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht das gewünschte Ergebnis bringen, schlecht ausgehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-in-die-hose-gehen · in die Hose gehen · German

in die Hose gehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for in die Hose gehen
PropertyValue
Headwordin die Hose gehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „in die Hose gehen“ im Deutschen

in die Hose gehenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

in die Hose gehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht das gewünschte Ergebnis bringen, schlecht ausgehen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for in die Hose gehen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is in die Hose gehen, spelled I-N- -D-I-E- -H-O-S-E- -G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht das gewünschte Ergebnis bringen, schlecht ausgehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how in die Hose gehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Generalprobe war voll in die Hose gegangen.
  2. Unsere Mannschaft ist heute so motiviert, dass das Spiel gar nicht in die Hose gehen kann.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "in die Hose gehen"?
"in die Hose gehen" is spelled I-N- -D-I-E- -H-O-S-E- -G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "in die Hose gehen" mean?
As a phrase, "in die Hose gehen" means: nicht das gewünschte Ergebnis bringen, schlecht ausgehen
How do you pronounce "in die Hose gehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "in die Hose gehen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "in die Hose gehen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list