jemanden in den April schicken
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The verdict
“jemanden in den April schicken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 30
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eine Person am 1. April scherzhaft täuschen und zum Besten halten.
Corpus desk
Index DE-jemanden-in-den-april-sc · jemanden in den April schicken · German
jemanden in den April schicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 30 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jemanden in den April schicken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 30 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jemanden in den April schicken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jemanden in den April schicken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eine Person am 1. April scherzhaft täuschen und zum Besten halten.".
Zero misspellings are on record for jemanden in den April schicken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is jemanden in den April schicken, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-N- -I-N- -D-E-N- -A-P-R-I-L- -S-C-H-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Eine Person am 1. April scherzhaft täuschen und zum Besten halten.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jemanden in den April schicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Den ersten April bat sie den Bergmann um die doppelte Erlaubnis, mit einer Freundin aus seinem großen Hause dem Jahrmarkte zuzusehen und ihn da in den April zu schicken. (Jean Paul, Das heimliche Klaglied der jetzigen Männer, Eine Stadtgeschichte, Erste Ruhestunde, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
April! Der Monat, von dem man sagt, daß er den Leuten gern alle möglichen Possen spielt, weshalb wir uns nach Kräften dadurch entschädigen, daß wir uns selbst gegenseitig »in den April schicken«. (Fritjof Nansen, Durch Nacht und Eis - Band 3, 12. Capitel, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
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.