hinabwerfen
[hɪˈnapˌvɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“hinabwerfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von (hier) oben nach (dort) unten werfen (weg vom Sprechenden)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinabwerfen · hinabwerfen · German
hinabwerfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | hinabwerfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪˈnapˌvɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinabwerfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinabwerfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪˈnapˌvɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von (hier) oben nach (dort) unten werfen (weg vom Sprechenden)".
Zero misspellings are on record for hinabwerfen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 hinabwerfen, spelled H-I-N-A-B-W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1von (hier) oben nach (dort) unten werfen (weg vom Sprechenden)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hinabwerfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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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.