dahinraffen
[daˈhɪnˌʁafn̩]
The verdict
“dahinraffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem das Leben nehmen, den Tod bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dahinraffen · dahinraffen · German
dahinraffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dahinraffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [daˈhɪnˌʁafn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dahinraffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dahinraffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈhɪnˌʁafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem das Leben nehmen, den Tod bringen".
dahinraffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dahinraffen, spelled D-A-H-I-N-R-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem das Leben nehmen, den Tod bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dahinraffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Untersuchungen ergaben, dass eine von Bakterien ausgelöste Seuche die Tiere dahingerafft hat – die sogenannte Hämorrhagische Septikämie.“
„Als sie einen naßkalten Herbsttag hindurch auf dem Felde verweilte, um das Einbringen von Früchten selbst zu überwachen, trug sie eine Krankheit davon, die sie in wenigen Tagen dahinraffte.“
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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.