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

Corpus desk

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.

Key facts for ins kalte Wasser springen
PropertyValue
Headwordins kalte Wasser springen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ins kalte Wasser springen“ im Deutschen

ins kalte Wasser springenliegt 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

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

  1. 1
    sich 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ins kalte Wasser springen"?
"ins kalte Wasser springen" is spelled I-N-S- -K-A-L-T-E- -W-A-S-S-E-R- -S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "ins kalte Wasser springen" mean?
As a phrase, "ins kalte Wasser springen" means: sich in einer neuen, unbekannten Situation oder bei einer solchen Aufgabe bewähren müssen
How do you pronounce "ins kalte Wasser springen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ins kalte Wasser springen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ins kalte Wasser springen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list