herunterkratzen
[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌkʁat͡sn̩]
The verdict
“herunterkratzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (etwas) mit den Fingernägeln oder einem scharfen Werkzeug von einer Oberfläche lösen, entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herunterkratzen · herunterkratzen · German
herunterkratzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herunterkratzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌkʁat͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herunterkratzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herunterkratzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌkʁat͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(etwas) mit den Fingernägeln oder einem scharfen Werkzeug von einer Oberfläche lösen, entfernen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for herunterkratzen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herunterkratzen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-K-R-A-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas) mit den Fingernägeln oder einem scharfen Werkzeug von einer Oberfläche lösen, entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herunterkratzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwei Tage, erzählt der bald 65-Jährige, hätten er und seine Tochter gebraucht, um mit blutunterlaufenen Fingernägeln von seinem Mercedes der S-Klasse die elfenbeinfarbene Plastikhaut herunterzukratzen. Zum Vorschein kam das originale Silbermetallic.“
Synonyms
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.