sich aufs Ohr legen
[zɪç aʊ̯fs oːɐ̯ ˈleːɡn̩]
The verdict
“sich aufs Ohr legen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich zum Schlafen oder zum Ausruhen hinlegen, ein Nickerchen machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sich-aufs-ohr-legen · sich aufs Ohr legen · German
sich aufs Ohr legen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sich aufs Ohr legen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [zɪç aʊ̯fs oːɐ̯ ˈleːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sich aufs Ohr legen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sich aufs Ohr legen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [zɪç aʊ̯fs oːɐ̯ ˈleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich zum Schlafen oder zum Ausruhen hinlegen, ein Nickerchen machen".
sich aufs Ohr legen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sich aufs Ohr legen, spelled S-I-C-H- -A-U-F-S- -O-H-R- -L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich zum Schlafen oder zum Ausruhen hinlegen, ein Nickerchen machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sich aufs Ohr legen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich werde mich nun ein Stündchen aufs Ohr legen.
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.