jemanden zum Narren halten
[ˈjeːmandn̩ t͡sʊm ˈnaʁən ˈhaltn̩]
The verdict
“jemanden zum Narren halten” 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 September 3, 2026) - jemanden im Spaß irreführen, täuschen; jemanden nicht ernst nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-jemanden-zum-narren-halt · jemanden zum Narren halten · German
jemanden zum Narren halten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 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 | jemanden zum Narren halten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈjeːmandn̩ t͡sʊm ˈnaʁən ˈhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jemanden zum Narren halten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jemanden zum Narren halten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeːmandn̩ t͡sʊm ˈnaʁən ˈhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden im Spaß irreführen, täuschen; jemanden nicht ernst nehmen".
No misspelling variants are generated for jemanden zum Narren halten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is jemanden zum Narren halten, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-N- -Z-U-M- -N-A-R-R-E-N- -H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden im Spaß irreführen, täuschen; jemanden nicht ernst nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jemanden zum Narren halten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da hast du deine Eltern aber schön zum Narren gehalten. Die glaubten wirklich, du seist in China!
Ich lass mich doch nicht von dir zum Narren halten!
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.