unter den Teppich kehren
[ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈtɛpɪç ˈkeːʁən]
The verdict
“unter den Teppich kehren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 24
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas verschleiern, verheimlichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unter-den-teppich-kehren · unter den Teppich kehren · German
unter den Teppich kehren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 24 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | unter den Teppich kehren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈtɛpɪç ˈkeːʁən] |
| Letters | 24 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unter den Teppich kehren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unter den Teppich kehren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈtɛpɪç ˈkeːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas verschleiern, verheimlichen".
Zero misspellings are on record for unter den Teppich kehren in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unter den Teppich kehren, spelled U-N-T-E-R- -D-E-N- -T-E-P-P-I-C-H- -K-E-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas verschleiern, verheimlichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unter den Teppich kehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fast jeder möchte unangenehme Tatsachen gern unter den Teppich kehren.
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.