sich aus dem Staub machen
[zɪç aʊ̯s deːm ʃtaʊ̯p ˈmaxn̩]
The verdict
“sich aus dem Staub machen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 25
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Ort rasch, fluchtartig und meist heimlich verlassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sich-aus-dem-staub-mache · sich aus dem Staub machen · German
sich aus dem Staub machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 25 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 aus dem Staub machen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [zɪç aʊ̯s deːm ʃtaʊ̯p ˈmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 25 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sich aus dem Staub machen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sich aus dem Staub machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [zɪç aʊ̯s deːm ʃtaʊ̯p ˈmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Ort rasch, fluchtartig und meist heimlich verlassen".
Zero misspellings are on record for sich aus dem Staub machen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sich aus dem Staub machen, spelled S-I-C-H- -A-U-S- -D-E-M- -S-T-A-U-B- -M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Ort rasch, fluchtartig und meist heimlich verlassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sich aus dem Staub machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als die Typen mich bemerkten und auf mich zukamen, machte ich mich aus dem Staub.
„Die fünf CIA-Agenten, die auf Sumatra dabei gewesen waren, machten sich Hals über Kopf mit einem Jeep Richtung Süden aus dem Staub.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.