herunterschmeißen
[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“herunterschmeißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von oben nach unten schmeißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herunterschmei-en · herunterschmeißen · German
herunterschmeißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | herunterschmeißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herunterschmeißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herunterschmeißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von oben nach unten schmeißen".
No misspelling variants are generated for herunterschmeißen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herunterschmeißen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-M-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1von oben nach unten schmeißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herunterschmeißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da schwenkte der Taschenlampenstrahl einmal wild durch die Küche; jemand hatte die Lampe heruntergeschmissen.“
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.