weinen wie ein Schlosshund
[ˈvaɪ̯nən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔshʊnt]
The verdict
“weinen wie ein Schlosshund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr weinen, laut weinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weinen-wie-ein-schlosshu · weinen wie ein Schlosshund · German
weinen wie ein Schlosshund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | weinen wie ein Schlosshund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯nən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔshʊnt] |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „weinen wie ein Schlosshund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
weinen wie ein Schlosshund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯nən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔshʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr weinen, laut weinen".
Zero misspellings are on record for weinen wie ein Schlosshund in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is weinen wie ein Schlosshund, spelled W-E-I-N-E-N- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -S-C-H-L-O-S-S-H-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1sehr weinen, laut weinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how weinen wie ein Schlosshund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kind weinte wie ein Schlosshund als man ihm sein Spielzeug wegnahm.
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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.