herunterschütteln
[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌʃʏtl̩n]
The verdict
“herunterschütteln” 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) - den Fall von etwas durch Schütteln bewirken
Corpus desk
Index DE-herunterschutteln · herunterschütteln · German
herunterschütteln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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 | herunterschütteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌʃʏtl̩n] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herunterschütteln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herunterschütteln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌʃʏtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Fall von etwas durch Schütteln bewirken".
No misspelling variants are generated for herunterschütteln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is herunterschütteln, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1den Fall von etwas durch Schütteln bewirken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herunterschütteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Baumobst wird häufig nicht gepflückt, sondern heruntergeschüttelt.
Die Früchte werden geerntet, indem sie von den Bäumen heruntergeschüttelt werden.
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This word in other languages
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.