herabstürzen
[hɛˈʁapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“herabstürzen” 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 fallen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herabsturzen · herabstürzen · German
herabstürzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | herabstürzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herabstürzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herabstürzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for herabstürzen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is herabstürzen, spelled H-E-R-A-B-S-T-Ü-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1von oben nach unten fallen
- 2sich fallenlassen, schnell von oben nach unten bewegen
- 3etwas oder jemanden mit Absicht herunterwerfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herabstürzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Eisbrocken stürzten auf die Straße herab.
In halsbrecherischem Tempo stürzen sich die Ortsansässigen die Abfahrtpiste herab.
Antonyms
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.