dahinschwinden
[daˈhɪnˌʃvɪndn̩]
The verdict
“dahinschwinden” 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) - (allmählich) weniger werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-dahinschwinden · dahinschwinden · German
dahinschwinden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | dahinschwinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [daˈhɪnˌʃvɪndn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dahinschwinden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dahinschwinden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈhɪnˌʃvɪndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dahinschwinden has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dahinschwinden, spelled D-A-H-I-N-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1(allmählich) weniger werden
- 2(von einer bestimmten Zeitspanne) durch Ablauf zu Ende gehen
- 3aufhören zu leben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dahinschwinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Obgleich wir mit unseren Vorräten maßhielten, schwanden sie doch merklich dahin.
Wie die Jahre dahinschwinden, wird mir an jedem Geburtstag vor Augen geführt.
This word in other languages
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