kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen
[kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈɛtvas ˈlasn̩]
The verdict
“kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 31
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlecht über etwas reden, etwas kritisieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-kein-gutes-haar-an-etwas · kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen · German
kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 31 letters
- VOW-11 11 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈɛtvas ˈlasn̩] |
| Letters | 31 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈɛtvas ˈlasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlecht über etwas reden, etwas kritisieren".
No misspelling variants are generated for kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 kein gutes Haar an etwas lassen, spelled K-E-I-N- -G-U-T-E-S- -H-A-A-R- -A-N- -E-T-W-A-S- -L-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1schlecht über etwas reden, etwas kritisieren
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.