sich aus dem Staub machen
[zɪç aʊ̯s deːm ʃtaʊ̯p ˈmaxn̩]
The verdict
“sich aus dem Staub machen” 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
- 25
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Ort rasch, fluchtartig und meist heimlich verlassen
| 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) |
Where “sich aus dem Staub machen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sich aus dem Staub machen is 25 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɪç aʊ̯s deːm ʃtaʊ̯p ˈmaxn̩]. 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: "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
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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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Using “sich aus dem Staub machen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-I-C-H- -A-U-S- -D-E-M- -S-T-A-U-B- -M-A-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zɪç aʊ̯s deːm ʃtaʊ̯p ˈmaxn̩] (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.