davonschleichen
[daˈfɔnˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“davonschleichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich unbemerkt von einem Ort entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-davonschleichen · davonschleichen · German
davonschleichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | davonschleichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [daˈfɔnˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „davonschleichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
davonschleichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈfɔnˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich unbemerkt von einem Ort entfernen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for davonschleichen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is davonschleichen, spelled D-A-V-O-N-S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich unbemerkt von einem Ort entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how davonschleichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ohne seine Security sollte er eigentlich keinen Schritt tun, doch er hatte sich davongeschlichen, ohne der Personenschutz-Leitstelle Bescheid zu geben, und seinen Privatwagen genommen, der die ganze letzte Woche auf dem Parkplatz von Langley herumgestanden hatte.“
„›Die Leute, vor denen ihr euch davonschleicht‹, sagte Mr. Whittier, ›wollen nicht, dass ihr was lernt. Sie wollen wissen, was sie von euch zu erwarten haben.‹“
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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.