davonziehen
[daˈfɔnˌt͡siːən]
The verdict
“davonziehen” 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) - sich stetig entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-davonziehen · davonziehen · German
davonziehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | davonziehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [daˈfɔnˌt͡siːən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „davonziehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
davonziehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈfɔnˌt͡siːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for davonziehen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is davonziehen, spelled D-A-V-O-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich stetig entfernen
- 2stetigen Vorsprung gegenüber Konkurrenten gewinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how davonziehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute, nach der Schlacht, sind sie alle in der Richtung nach Petrograd davongezogen und haben die Artillerie mit sich genommen.
Trotzdem blieben die Indianer ruhig und rückten immer langsam in dem Maße nach, wie die Weißen davonzogen.
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.