sich in die Brust werfen

[zɪç ɪn diː bʁʊst ˈvɛʁfn̩]

/[zɪç ɪn diː bʁʊst ˈvɛʁfn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“sich in die Brust werfen” 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
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit etwas angeben, prahlen, sich mit etwas brüsten

Key facts for sich in die Brust werfen
PropertyValue
Headwordsich in die Brust werfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[zɪç ɪn diː bʁʊst ˈvɛʁfn̩]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sich in die Brust werfen” sits in German frequency

sich in die Brust werfen 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 sich in die Brust werfen is 24 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɪç ɪn diː bʁʊst ˈvɛʁfn̩]. 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: "mit etwas angeben, prahlen, sich mit etwas brüsten".

No misspelling variants are generated for sich in die Brust werfen 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 sich in die Brust werfen, spelled S-I-C-H- -I-N- -D-I-E- -B-R-U-S-T- -W-E-R-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas angeben, prahlen, sich mit etwas brüsten

Antonyms

sich an die Brust schlagensich zur Brust nehmen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sich in die Brust werfen"?
"sich in die Brust werfen" is spelled S-I-C-H- -I-N- -D-I-E- -B-R-U-S-T- -W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪç ɪn diː bʁʊst ˈvɛʁfn̩].
What does "sich in die Brust werfen" mean?
As a phrase, "sich in die Brust werfen" means: mit etwas angeben, prahlen, sich mit etwas brüsten
How do you pronounce "sich in die Brust werfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sich in die Brust werfen" is [zɪç ɪn diː bʁʊst ˈvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “sich in die Brust werfen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-C-H- -I-N- -D-I-E- -B-R-U-S-T- -W-E-R-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zɪç ɪn diː bʁʊst ˈvɛʁfn̩] (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.

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