heruntergekommen

Name: heruntergekommen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmən]

/[hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmən]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“heruntergekommen” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,966
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem desolaten Zustand seiend

Corpus desk

Index DE-heruntergekommen · heruntergekommen · German

heruntergekommen · rank #48,966 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,966
LEN-MEGA 16 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 23 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH Heuschnupfen

Nearest frequency peer: Heuschnupfen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Hengste

51,038
Hennings

51,037
heruntergek…

51,035
Heuschnupfen

51,034
hilfreicher

51,032
hinbekommt

51,031

What this shows „heruntergekommen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for heruntergekommen
Property	Value
Headword	heruntergekommen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmən]
Letters	16
Frequency rank	#48,966
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „heruntergekommen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).heruntergekommenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#48,966

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Heuschnupfen“ (#48,967), „Hennings“ (#48,964), „Hengste“ (#48,963). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heruntergekommen“ bei #48,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around heruntergekommen (IPA [hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,966 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in einem desolaten Zustand seiend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for heruntergekommen, with forms such as "ehruntergekommen", "hernutergekommen", and "herruntergekommen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heruntergekommen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

1
in einem desolaten Zustand seiend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Frankie (Frank Sinatra) stammt aus dem heruntergekommenen Milieu im Armenviertel Chicagos; er arbeitet als Croupier, kommt dort mit Drogen in Kontakt und ist bald selbst heroinsüchtig.“
„Den Krieg führte er von seinem Büro in Maputo aus, wo sich das Hauptquartier der ZANU in zwei Apartments im 1. Stock eines heruntergekommenen Gebäudes befand.“

Antonyms

edel gehoben luxuriös nobel

This word in other languages

down-and-out(English)decadente(Español)galeux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ehruntergekommen
hernutergekommen
herruntergekommen
herunetrgekommen
herunntergekommen
heruntegrekommen
herunteregkommen
heruntergekkommen
heruntergekmomen
heruntergekomemn
heruntergekomen
heruntergekommenn
heruntergekommne
heruntergeokmmen
herunterggekommen
heruntergkeommen
herunterrgekommen
heruntregekommen
herunttergekommen
herutnergekommen
heurntergekommen
hheruntergekommen
hreuntergekommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heruntergekommen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "heruntergekommen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heruntergekommen"?

"heruntergekommen" is spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmən].

What does "heruntergekommen" mean?

As an adjective, "heruntergekommen" means: in einem desolaten Zustand seiend

What are common misspellings of "heruntergekommen"?

Common misspellings include "ehruntergekommen", "hernutergekommen", "herruntergekommen", "herunetrgekommen", "herunntergekommen". The correct spelling is "heruntergekommen".

How do you pronounce "heruntergekommen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heruntergekommen" is [hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "heruntergekommen" come from?

"heruntergekommen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heruntergekommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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