danebengehen
[daˈneːbn̩ˌɡeːən]
The verdict
“danebengehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht das gewünschte Ergebnis, den erhofften Erfolg bringen, das Ziel verfehlen
Corpus desk
Index DE-danebengehen · danebengehen · German
danebengehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | danebengehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [daˈneːbn̩ˌɡeːən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „danebengehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
danebengehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈneːbn̩ˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht das gewünschte Ergebnis, den erhofften Erfolg bringen, das Ziel verfehlen".
danebengehen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is danebengehen, spelled D-A-N-E-B-E-N-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht das gewünschte Ergebnis, den erhofften Erfolg bringen, das Ziel verfehlen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how danebengehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Versuch der CSU, auf der Videoplattform Youtube für sich zu werben, ist nach Einschätzung des Youtubers Florian Mundt alias LeFloid ziemlich danebengegangen.“
„Mit einem Birdie im Match gegen Gerina Pillar hätte sie den halben Punkt geholt, der zum Sieg gefehlt hatte. Doch der Putt ging daneben und der Sieg an ihre Kontrahentin.“
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.