ins kalte Wasser springen
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The verdict
“ins kalte Wasser springen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 25
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich in einer neuen, unbekannten Situation oder bei einer solchen Aufgabe bewähren müssen
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Index DE-ins-kalte-wasser-springe · ins kalte Wasser springen · German
ins kalte Wasser springen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 25 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ins kalte Wasser springen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 25 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ins kalte Wasser springen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ins kalte Wasser springen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich in einer neuen, unbekannten Situation oder bei einer solchen Aufgabe bewähren müssen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ins kalte Wasser springen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ins kalte Wasser springen, spelled I-N-S- -K-A-L-T-E- -W-A-S-S-E-R- -S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich in einer neuen, unbekannten Situation oder bei einer solchen Aufgabe bewähren müssen
This word in other languages
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.