dahinterkommen

[daˈhɪntɐˌkɔmən]

/[daˈhɪntɐˌkɔmən]/ verb

The verdict

“dahinterkommen” 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) - zur Erkenntnis einer unbekannten, verheimlichten, verhüllten Tatsache gelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dahinterkommen · dahinterkommen · German

dahinterkommen · 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 "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.

Key facts for dahinterkommen
PropertyValue
Headworddahinterkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[daˈhɪntɐˌkɔmən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dahinterkommen“ im Deutschen

dahinterkommenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dahinterkommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈhɪntɐˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Erkenntnis einer unbekannten, verheimlichten, verhüllten Tatsache gelangen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dahinterkommen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dahinterkommen, spelled D-A-H-I-N-T-E-R-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Erkenntnis einer unbekannten, verheimlichten, verhüllten Tatsache gelangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dahinterkommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Man ist übrigens nie dahintergekommen, wer Pfarrer Petersmann zwei Tage nach Kriegsschluß nachts in seinem Pastorat durch Genickschuß getötet hat.“
  2. „Niemand ist noch dahintergekommen, wie die Speichelzelle den Speichel, die Leberzelle die Galle bereitet.“

Synonyms

herausbekommenherausfinden

This word in other languages

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 "dahinterkommen"?
"dahinterkommen" is spelled D-A-H-I-N-T-E-R-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [daˈhɪntɐˌkɔmən].
What does "dahinterkommen" mean?
As a verb, "dahinterkommen" means: zur Erkenntnis einer unbekannten, verheimlichten, verhüllten Tatsache gelangen
How do you pronounce "dahinterkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dahinterkommen" is [daˈhɪntɐˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dahinterkommen" come from?
"dahinterkommen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list