hinuntersteigen
[hɪˈnʊntɐˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“hinuntersteigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich von einem erhöhten Standpunkt aus nach unten bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinuntersteigen · hinuntersteigen · German
hinuntersteigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | hinuntersteigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪˈnʊntɐˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinuntersteigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinuntersteigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪˈnʊntɐˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich von einem erhöhten Standpunkt aus nach unten bewegen".
Zero misspellings are on record for hinuntersteigen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hinuntersteigen, spelled H-I-N-U-N-T-E-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich von einem erhöhten Standpunkt aus nach unten bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hinuntersteigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Langsam zwängt sich Armstrong durch den engen Ausgang und steigt Schritt für Schritt die Aluminiumleiter hinunter.“
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.