Tomaten auf den Augen haben

[toˈmaːtn aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʊ̯ɡən ˈhaːbn]

/[toˈmaːtn aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʊ̯ɡən ˈhaːbn]/ phrase

The verdict

“Tomaten auf den Augen haben” 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
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas Offensichtliches nicht sehen oder nicht sehen wollen, etwas übersehen, nicht bemerken

Key facts for Tomaten auf den Augen haben
PropertyValue
HeadwordTomaten auf den Augen haben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[toˈmaːtn aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʊ̯ɡən ˈhaːbn]
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tomaten auf den Augen haben” sits in German frequency

Tomaten auf den Augen haben 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 Tomaten auf den Augen haben is 27 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [toˈmaːtn aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʊ̯ɡən ˈhaːbn]. 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: "etwas Offensichtliches nicht sehen oder nicht sehen wollen, etwas übersehen, nicht bemerken".

No misspelling variants are generated for Tomaten auf den Augen haben 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 Tomaten auf den Augen haben, spelled T-O-M-A-T-E-N- -A-U-F- -D-E-N- -A-U-G-E-N- -H-A-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Offensichtliches nicht sehen oder nicht sehen wollen, etwas übersehen, nicht bemerken

Synonyms

Knöpfe auf den Augen haben

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 "Tomaten auf den Augen haben"?
"Tomaten auf den Augen haben" is spelled T-O-M-A-T-E-N- -A-U-F- -D-E-N- -A-U-G-E-N- -H-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈmaːtn aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʊ̯ɡən ˈhaːbn].
What does "Tomaten auf den Augen haben" mean?
As a phrase, "Tomaten auf den Augen haben" means: etwas Offensichtliches nicht sehen oder nicht sehen wollen, etwas übersehen, nicht bemerken
How do you pronounce "Tomaten auf den Augen haben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tomaten auf den Augen haben" is [toˈmaːtn aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʊ̯ɡən ˈhaːbn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tomaten auf den Augen haben" come from?
"Tomaten auf den Augen haben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Tomaten auf den Augen haben”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-O-M-A-T-E-N- -A-U-F- -D-E-N- -A-U-G-E-N- -H-A-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [toˈmaːtn aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʊ̯ɡən ˈhaːbn] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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