um den heißen Brei herumreden
[ʊm deːn ˈhaɪ̯sn̩ ˈbʁaɪ̯ hɛˈʁʊmˌʁeːdn̩]
The verdict
“um den heißen Brei herumreden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 29
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Sache nicht offen und sachlich ansprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-um-den-hei-en-brei-herum · um den heißen Brei herumreden · German
um den heißen Brei herumreden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 29 letters
- VOW-11 11 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | um den heißen Brei herumreden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ʊm deːn ˈhaɪ̯sn̩ ˈbʁaɪ̯ hɛˈʁʊmˌʁeːdn̩] |
| Letters | 29 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „um den heißen Brei herumreden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
um den heißen Brei herumreden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ʊm deːn ˈhaɪ̯sn̩ ˈbʁaɪ̯ hɛˈʁʊmˌʁeːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Sache nicht offen und sachlich ansprechen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for um den heißen Brei herumreden, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is um den heißen Brei herumreden, spelled U-M- -D-E-N- -H-E-I-S-S-E-N- -B-R-E-I- -H-E-R-U-M-R-E-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Sache nicht offen und sachlich ansprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how um den heißen Brei herumreden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Reden wir nicht lange um den heißen Brei herum, was geht hier vor?
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.