weinen wie ein Schlosshund
[ˈvaɪ̯nən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔshʊnt]
The verdict
“weinen wie ein Schlosshund” 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
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr weinen, laut weinen
| 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) |
Where “weinen wie ein Schlosshund” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for weinen wie ein Schlosshund is 26 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯nən viː aɪ̯n ˈʃlɔshʊnt]. 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: "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
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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.
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Using “weinen wie ein Schlosshund”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-N-E-N- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -S-C-H-L-O-S-S-H-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.