heruntergehen

[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]

/[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“heruntergehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von dort oben, von einem höheren Ort nach unten gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heruntergehen · heruntergehen · German

heruntergehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for heruntergehen
PropertyValue
Headwordheruntergehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heruntergehen” sits in German frequency

heruntergehenfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heruntergehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for heruntergehen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is heruntergehen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von dort oben, von einem höheren Ort nach unten gehen
  2. 2
    eine Straße ein Stück entlanggehen
  3. 3
    weniger werden, sinken
  4. 4
    entfernt werden können
  5. 5
    etwas räumen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how heruntergehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe drei Stunden gebraucht, den Berg vom Gipfel herunterzugehen.
  2. »Kannst Du bitte mal in den Keller heruntergehen und ein Bier holen?«

Synonyms

herabsteigenherunterlaufenheruntersteigenruntergehenrunterlaufenabnehmen

Antonyms

heraufgehenhochgehenhinaufgehenkletternraufgehenanhebenheraufgehenhochgehenraufgehensteigenzunehmen

This word in other languages

descendre(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heruntergehen"?
"heruntergehen" is spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən].
What does "heruntergehen" mean?
As a verb, "heruntergehen" means: von dort oben, von einem höheren Ort nach unten gehen
How do you pronounce "heruntergehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heruntergehen" is [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list