jemandem in den Schoß fallen
[ˈjeːmandəm ɪn deːn ˈʃoːs ˌfalən]
The verdict
“jemandem in den Schoß fallen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas erhalten, ohne etwas dafür tun zu müssen / sich bemühen zu müssen
Corpus desk
Index DE-jemandem-in-den-scho-fal · jemandem in den Schoß fallen · German
jemandem in den Schoß fallen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 28 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 in den Schoß fallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈjeːmandəm ɪn deːn ˈʃoːs ˌfalən] |
| Letters | 28 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jemandem in den Schoß fallen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jemandem in den Schoß fallen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeːmandəm ɪn deːn ˈʃoːs ˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas erhalten, ohne etwas dafür tun zu müssen / sich bemühen zu müssen".
No misspelling variants are generated for jemandem in den Schoß fallen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is jemandem in den Schoß fallen, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -I-N- -D-E-N- -S-C-H-O-S-S- -F-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas erhalten, ohne etwas dafür tun zu müssen / sich bemühen zu müssen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jemandem in den Schoß fallen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er muss für Mathe, Physik und Chemie nicht lernen, das fällt ihm alles in den Schoß.
„Wer aus der Mittelschicht steuerpflichtig bis eine Million Euro [Anmerkung: in Deutschland aus einer Erbschaft in 2018] bekommt, zahlt im Schnitt zehn Prozent ans Finanzamt. Wem dagegen mehr als 100 Millionen Euro in den Schoß fallen, der muss laut der Statistiker-Daten [Anmerkung: des Statistischen Bundesamtes] nur halb so viel abgeben.“
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.