herabsteigen
[hɛˈʁapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“herabsteigen” 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) - von oben nach unten steigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herabsteigen · herabsteigen · German
herabsteigen · 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 "H" 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 | herabsteigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herabsteigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herabsteigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von oben nach unten steigen".
No misspelling variants are generated for herabsteigen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herabsteigen, spelled H-E-R-A-B-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1von oben nach unten steigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herabsteigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die griechischen Götter sind nicht einfach vom Olymp herabgestiegen, sondern Ergebnis historischer Entwicklungen.
Das offenbare eine typische Kleriker-Haltung: Sie zwingen sich die Nächstenliebe auf - ohne sie zu verinnerlichen, sonst wäre Martin ja vom Pferd herabgestiegen.
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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.