jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen
[ˈjeːmandəm diː ˈhœʁnɐ ˈʔaʊ̯fzɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 29
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem (zumeist seinem Partner, seiner Partnerin) untreu sein, ihn/sie betrügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-jemandem-die-horner-aufs · jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen · German
jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 29 letters
- VOW-11 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈjeːmandəm diː ˈhœʁnɐ ˈʔaʊ̯fzɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 29 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeːmandəm diː ˈhœʁnɐ ˈʔaʊ̯fzɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem (zumeist seinem Partner, seiner Partnerin) untreu sein, ihn/sie betrügen".
jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -D-I-E- -H-Ö-R-N-E-R- -A-U-F-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem (zumeist seinem Partner, seiner Partnerin) untreu sein, ihn/sie betrügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass Wiedekinds Frau ihm die Hörner aufsetzt.
Synonyms
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.