jemandem platzt der Kragen
[ˈjeːmandəm plat͡st deːɐ̯ ˈkʁaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“jemandem platzt der Kragen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr wütend sein, mit der Geduld am Ende sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jemandem platzt der Kragen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈjeːmandəm plat͡st deːɐ̯ ˈkʁaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jemandem platzt der Kragen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jemandem platzt der Kragen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeːmandəm plat͡st deːɐ̯ ˈkʁaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr wütend sein, mit der Geduld am Ende sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jemandem platzt der Kragen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is jemandem platzt der Kragen, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -P-L-A-T-Z-T- -D-E-R- -K-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sehr wütend sein, mit der Geduld am Ende sein
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -P-L-A-T-Z-T- -D-E-R- -K-R-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.