wie mit Eimern gießen

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The verdict

“wie mit Eimern gießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - heftig regnen

Key facts for wie mit Eimern gießen
PropertyValue
Headwordwie mit Eimern gießen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wie mit Eimern gießen” sits in German frequency

wie mit Eimern gießen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wie mit Eimern gießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heftig regnen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wie mit Eimern gießen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wie mit Eimern gießen, spelled W-I-E- -M-I-T- -E-I-M-E-R-N- -G-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    heftig regnen

Synonyms

wie aus Kübeln gießenwie mit Kübeln gießenwie aus Kannen gießenwie mit Kannen gießenwie aus Schaffeln gießenwie aus Schaffeln schüttenin Strömen gießenin Strömen regnenBindfäden regnenSchusterbuben regnen

This word in other languages

rain pitchforks(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wie mit Eimern gießen"?
"wie mit Eimern gießen" is spelled W-I-E- -M-I-T- -E-I-M-E-R-N- -G-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "wie mit Eimern gießen" mean?
As a phrase, "wie mit Eimern gießen" means: heftig regnen
How do you pronounce "wie mit Eimern gießen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wie mit Eimern gießen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wie mit Eimern gießen" come from?
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Using “wie mit Eimern gießen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-I-E- -M-I-T- -E-I-M-E-R-N- -G-I-E-S-S-E-N - 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list