heranschleppen
[hɛˈʁanˌʃlɛpn̩]
The verdict
“heranschleppen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zu einem bestimmten Ort schleppen, schleppend heranbringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-heranschleppen · heranschleppen · German
heranschleppen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | heranschleppen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁanˌʃlɛpn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heranschleppen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heranschleppen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁanˌʃlɛpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for heranschleppen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is heranschleppen, spelled H-E-R-A-N-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas zu einem bestimmten Ort schleppen, schleppend heranbringen
- 2sich an einen bestimmten Ort schleppen, schleppend fortbewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heranschleppen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich bin auf dem Land aufgewachsen, hatte sie zu dem staunenden John gesagt. Wir hatten kein fließendes warmes Wasser wie ihr in der Stadt. Wenn man welches wollte, musste man es heranschleppen.“
„Dreihundert Mann hatten daran gebaut, gegraben und das Material herangeschleppt.“
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.