hinaufsteigen
[hɪˈnaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“hinaufsteigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Fuß nach oben gehen oder klettern
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinaufsteigen · hinaufsteigen · German
hinaufsteigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | hinaufsteigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪˈnaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinaufsteigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinaufsteigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪˈnaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hinaufsteigen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinaufsteigen, spelled H-I-N-A-U-F-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu Fuß nach oben gehen oder klettern
- 2sich in einem Medium nach oben bewegen, zum Beispiel als Ballon in der Luft nach oben (hinauf) schweben
- 3sich nach oben erstrecken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinaufsteigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Dorfbewohner standen am Straßenrand und warfen Blumen auf Hochzeiter und Gäste, die alle zu Fuß von der Kirche zum Haus der Braut hinaufstiegen.“
Der rosarote Luftballon steigt in den azurblauen Abendhimmel hinauf.
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.