sich vom Acker machen
[zɪç fɔm ˈakɐ ˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“sich vom Acker 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
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Ort verlassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sich-vom-acker-machen · sich vom Acker machen · German
sich vom Acker machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 vom Acker machen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [zɪç fɔm ˈakɐ ˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sich vom Acker machen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sich vom Acker machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [zɪç fɔm ˈakɐ ˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Ort verlassen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sich vom Acker machen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sich vom Acker machen, spelled S-I-C-H- -V-O-M- -A-C-K-E-R- -M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Ort verlassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sich vom Acker machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir waren kurz da, aber, weil nichts los war, haben wir uns vom Acker gemacht.
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.