kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein

[kaɪ̯n ˈʃøːnɐ t͡suːk fɔn ˈjeːmandm̩ zaɪ̯n]

/[kaɪ̯n ˈʃøːnɐ t͡suːk fɔn ˈjeːmandm̩ zaɪ̯n]/ phrase

The verdict

“kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein” 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) — eine unfreundliche, unerfreuliche Tat von jemandem sein

Key facts for kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein
PropertyValue
Headwordkein schöner Zug von jemandem sein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[kaɪ̯n ˈʃøːnɐ t͡suːk fɔn ˈjeːmandm̩ zaɪ̯n]
Letters34
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein” sits in German frequency

kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein 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 schöner Zug von jemandem sein is 34 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɪ̯n ˈʃøːnɐ t͡suːk fɔn ˈjeːmandm̩ zaɪ̯n]. 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: "eine unfreundliche, unerfreuliche Tat von jemandem sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein 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 schöner Zug von jemandem sein, spelled K-E-I-N- -S-C-H-Ö-N-E-R- -Z-U-G- -V-O-N- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -S-E-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine unfreundliche, unerfreuliche Tat von jemandem sein

Antonyms

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein"?
"kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein" is spelled K-E-I-N- -S-C-H-Ö-N-E-R- -Z-U-G- -V-O-N- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -S-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɪ̯n ˈʃøːnɐ t͡suːk fɔn ˈjeːmandm̩ zaɪ̯n].
What does "kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein" mean?
As a phrase, "kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein" means: eine unfreundliche, unerfreuliche Tat von jemandem sein
How do you pronounce "kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein" is [kaɪ̯n ˈʃøːnɐ t͡suːk fɔn ˈjeːmandm̩ zaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein" come from?
"kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kein schöner Zug von jemandem sein”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-I-N- -S-C-H-Ö-N-E-R- -Z-U-G- -V-O-N- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -S-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaɪ̯n ˈʃøːnɐ t͡suːk fɔn ˈjeːmandm̩ zaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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