wie ein Grab schweigen
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The verdict
“wie ein Grab schweigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über eine bestimmte Sache nicht reden
Corpus desk
Index DE-wie-ein-grab-schweigen · wie ein Grab schweigen · German
wie ein Grab schweigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | wie ein Grab schweigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wie ein Grab schweigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wie ein Grab schweigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über eine bestimmte Sache nicht reden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wie ein Grab schweigen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wie ein Grab schweigen, spelled W-I-E- -E-I-N- -G-R-A-B- -S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1über eine bestimmte Sache nicht reden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wie ein Grab schweigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Über den Tod seiner Eltern schweigt er wie ein Grab.
Der Festgenommene schweigt wie ein Grab.
Antonyms
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.