sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen
[zɪç ˌjeːmandn̩ t͡suːɐ̯ ˈbʁʊst ˌneːmən]
The verdict
“sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 30
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich jemanden vorknöpfen, um ihn zurechtzuweisen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sich-jemanden-zur-brust- · sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen · German
sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 30 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 jemanden zur Brust nehmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [zɪç ˌjeːmandn̩ t͡suːɐ̯ ˈbʁʊst ˌneːmən] |
| Letters | 30 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [zɪç ˌjeːmandn̩ t͡suːɐ̯ ˈbʁʊst ˌneːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen, spelled S-I-C-H- -J-E-M-A-N-D-E-N- -Z-U-R- -B-R-U-S-T- -N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich jemanden vorknöpfen, um ihn zurechtzuweisen
- 2sich mit jemandem beschäftigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sich jemanden zur Brust nehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Chef nahm sich seinen Angestellten zur Brust, dieser sollte ihm seinen Fehler genau erklären.
„Er konnte sich doch nicht jeden einzeln zur Brust nehmen!“
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.