herunterzuladen

[hɛˈʁʊntɐt͡suˌlaːdn̩]

/[hɛˈʁʊntɐt͡suˌlaːdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“herunterzuladen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,102 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,102
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herunterladen

Corpus desk

Index DE-herunterzuladen · herunterzuladen · German

herunterzuladen · rank #78,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,102
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herrenalb

Nearest frequency peer: Herrenalb (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „herunterzuladen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „herunterzuladen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herunterzuladen
PropertyValue
Headwordherunterzuladen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁʊntɐt͡suˌlaːdn̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#78,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herunterzuladen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.herunterzuladenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herrenalb“ (#78,101), „Herzensbrecher“ (#78,103), „Herzerkrankungen“ (#78,104). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herunterzuladen“ bei #78,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herunterzuladen is uncommon German at frequency #78,102 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐt͡suˌlaːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herunterladen".

No misspelling variants are generated for herunterzuladen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herunterzuladen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-Z-U-L-A-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herunterladen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "herunterzuladen"?
"herunterzuladen" is spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-Z-U-L-A-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁʊntɐt͡suˌlaːdn̩].
What does "herunterzuladen" mean?
As a verb, "herunterzuladen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herunterladen
How do you pronounce "herunterzuladen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herunterzuladen" is [hɛˈʁʊntɐt͡suˌlaːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herunterzuladen" come from?
"herunterzuladen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "herunterzuladen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list