herunterwirtschaften
[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌvɪʁtʃaftn̩]
The verdict
“herunterwirtschaften” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch mangelhaftes Wirtschaften den Niedergang von etwas hervorrufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herunterwirtschaften · herunterwirtschaften · German
herunterwirtschaften · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 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 | herunterwirtschaften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌvɪʁtʃaftn̩] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herunterwirtschaften“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herunterwirtschaften is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌvɪʁtʃaftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
herunterwirtschaften has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is herunterwirtschaften, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch mangelhaftes Wirtschaften den Niedergang von etwas hervorrufen
- 2durch unsorgfältige Behandlung, mangelnde Pflege in einen schlechten Zustand versetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herunterwirtschaften appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der neue Inhaber hat die Bäckerei innerhalb kürzester Zeit heruntergewirtschaftet.
Der Hauseigentümer hat jahrelang zugesehen, wie seine Mieter die Wohnungen immer weiter herunterwirtschafteten.
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.