Verwechslungskomödie

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German

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Etymology

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From Verwechslung (confusion, mix-up, mistaken identity) +‎ Komödie (comedy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslʊŋskoˌmøːdi̯ə/, [-di.ə], [-djə]
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  • Hyphenation: Ver‧wechs‧lungs‧ko‧mö‧die

Noun

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Verwechslungskomödie f (genitive Verwechslungskomödie, plural Verwechslungskomödien)

  1. A comedy whose humour is based on someone’s being mistaken for someone else or for something they are not; a comedy of errors (but restricted to this narrower sense).
    „Manche mögen’s heiß“ ist eine klassische Verwechslungskomödie.
    Some like it hot” is a classical comedy of mistaken identities.

Declension

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