herunternehmen
[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌneːmən]
The verdict
“herunternehmen” 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, das sich höher befindet, von oben nach unten bewegen (meist ein Transport mit der Hand)
Corpus desk
Index DE-herunternehmen · herunternehmen · German
herunternehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | herunternehmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌneːmən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herunternehmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herunternehmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌneːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for herunternehmen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is herunternehmen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas, das sich höher befindet, von oben nach unten bewegen (meist ein Transport mit der Hand)
- 2einen Wert (normalerweise: der eine Belastung ausdrückt) senken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herunternehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er nahm die Vase vom Tisch herunter.
Manchmal ist es auch an der Zeit, die Steuern herunterzunehmen.
Synonyms
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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.