kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen

[kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈjeːmandm̩ ˈlasn̩]

/[kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈjeːmandm̩ ˈlasn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
34
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — schlecht über jemanden reden, jemanden kritisieren

Key facts for kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen
PropertyValue
Headwordkein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈjeːmandm̩ ˈlasn̩]
Letters34
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen” sits in German frequency

kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen is 34 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈjeːmandm̩ ˈlasn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "schlecht über jemanden reden, jemanden kritisieren".

No misspelling variants are generated for kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen, spelled K-E-I-N- -G-U-T-E-S- -H-A-A-R- -A-N- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -L-A-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlecht über jemanden reden, jemanden kritisieren

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen"?
"kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen" is spelled K-E-I-N- -G-U-T-E-S- -H-A-A-R- -A-N- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈjeːmandm̩ ˈlasn̩].
What does "kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen" mean?
As a phrase, "kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen" means: schlecht über jemanden reden, jemanden kritisieren
How do you pronounce "kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen" is [kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈjeːmandm̩ ˈlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen" come from?
"kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-I-N- -G-U-T-E-S- -H-A-A-R- -A-N- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -L-A-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaɪ̯n ˈɡuːtəs haːɐ̯ an ˈjeːmandm̩ ˈlasn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: 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.

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