jemanden zum Hahnrei machen
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The verdict
“jemanden zum Hahnrei machen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (insbesondere einem Mann) untreu sein, ihn betrügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-jemanden-zum-hahnrei-mac · jemanden zum Hahnrei machen · German
jemanden zum Hahnrei machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 27 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 zum Hahnrei machen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jemanden zum Hahnrei machen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jemanden zum Hahnrei machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(insbesondere einem Mann) untreu sein, ihn betrügen".
No misspelling variants are generated for jemanden zum Hahnrei machen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 jemanden zum Hahnrei machen, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-N- -Z-U-M- -H-A-H-N-R-E-I- -M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1(insbesondere einem Mann) untreu sein, ihn betrügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jemanden zum Hahnrei machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist wirklich nicht verwunderlich, dass Frau Meier ihren Mann schon wieder zum Hahnrei gemacht hat.
Synonyms
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.