sich die Kante geben

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The verdict

“sich die Kante geben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich ordentlich betrinken, sich mit Drogen vollpumpen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sich-die-kante-geben · sich die Kante geben · German

sich die Kante geben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for sich die Kante geben
PropertyValue
Headwordsich die Kante geben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sich die Kante geben“ im Deutschen

sich die Kante gebenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sich die Kante geben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich ordentlich betrinken, sich mit Drogen vollpumpen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sich die Kante geben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sich die Kante geben, spelled S-I-C-H- -D-I-E- -K-A-N-T-E- -G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich ordentlich betrinken, sich mit Drogen vollpumpen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sich die Kante geben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Beide sind Sie eingeladen, haben denselben Anfahrtsweg, ich hätte mir gedacht, Sie hätten eine Münze geworfen, wer fahren müsste und wer sich die Kante geben könnte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sich die Kante geben"?
"sich die Kante geben" is spelled S-I-C-H- -D-I-E- -K-A-N-T-E- -G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "sich die Kante geben" mean?
As a phrase, "sich die Kante geben" means: sich ordentlich betrinken, sich mit Drogen vollpumpen
How do you pronounce "sich die Kante geben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sich die Kante geben" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sich die Kante geben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list