heruntergekommene

[hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmənə]

/[hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmənə]/ adj

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The verdict

“heruntergekommene” is uncommon German (frequency #75,759 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,759
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heruntergekommene · heruntergekommene · German

heruntergekommene · rank #75,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,759
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herfallen

Nearest frequency peer: herfallen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „heruntergekommene“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „heruntergekommene“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heruntergekommene
PropertyValue
Headwordheruntergekommene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmənə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#75,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heruntergekommene“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heruntergekommenefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herfallen“ (#75,758), „Henner“ (#75,757), „Henna“ (#75,756). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heruntergekommene“ bei #75,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heruntergekommene is uncommon German at frequency #75,759 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmənə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for heruntergekommene, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is heruntergekommene, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "heruntergekommene"?
"heruntergekommene" is spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmənə].
What does "heruntergekommene" mean?
As an adjective, "heruntergekommene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heruntergekommen
How do you pronounce "heruntergekommene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heruntergekommene" is [hɛˈʁʊntɐɡəˌkɔmənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heruntergekommene" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list