jemandem die Füße küssen

[ˈjeːmandm̩ diː ˈfyːsə ˈkʏsn̩]

/[ˈjeːmandm̩ diː ˈfyːsə ˈkʏsn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich jemandem unterwürfig zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jemandem-die-fu-e-kussen · jemandem die Füße küssen · German

jemandem die Füße küssen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 24 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jemandem die Füße küssen
PropertyValue
Headwordjemandem die Füße küssen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈjeːmandm̩ diː ˈfyːsə ˈkʏsn̩]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jemandem die Füße küssen“ im Deutschen

jemandem die Füße küssensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jemandem die Füße küssen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeːmandm̩ diː ˈfyːsə ˈkʏsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich jemandem unterwürfig zeigen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jemandem die Füße küssen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is jemandem die Füße küssen, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -D-I-E- -F-Ü-S-S-E- -K-Ü-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich jemandem unterwürfig zeigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Leuten in den niedrigsten Rängen müssen den Obrigen die Füße küssen.

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 "jemandem die Füße küssen"?
"jemandem die Füße küssen" is spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -D-I-E- -F-Ü-SS-E- -K-Ü-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeːmandm̩ diː ˈfyːsə ˈkʏsn̩].
What does "jemandem die Füße küssen" mean?
As a phrase, "jemandem die Füße küssen" means: sich jemandem unterwürfig zeigen
How do you pronounce "jemandem die Füße küssen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jemandem die Füße küssen" is [ˈjeːmandm̩ diː ˈfyːsə ˈkʏsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jemandem die Füße küssen" come from?
"jemandem die Füße küssen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list