abwärtssteigen
[ˈapvɛʁt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“abwärtssteigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von hier oben nach da unten steigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abwartssteigen · abwärtssteigen · German
abwärtssteigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | abwärtssteigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapvɛʁt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abwärtssteigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abwärtssteigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapvɛʁt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von hier oben nach da unten steigen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abwärtssteigen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abwärtssteigen, spelled A-B-W-Ä-R-T-S-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1von hier oben nach da unten steigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abwärtssteigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zarathustra stieg allein das Gebirge abwärts und Niemand begegnete ihm.“
„In geringer Entfernung, aber getrennt durch das trockene Bett eines Wildbachs, erhoben sich höher und höher, in dem Maße in dem wir abwärtsstiegen, die phantastisch ausgewaschenen Strebepfeiler und Kuppen des mächtigen Sandsteinplateaus, dessen von der Sonne grell beleuchtete rote Farbe das Auge fast blendete.“
Antonyms
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.