hinunterstürzen
[hɪˈnʊntɐˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“hinunterstürzen” 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) - so stoßen, dass jemand oder etwas nach unten, in die Tiefe fällt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinuntersturzen · hinunterstürzen · German
hinunterstürzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | hinunterstürzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪˈnʊntɐˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinunterstürzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinunterstürzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪˈnʊntɐˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hinunterstürzen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 hinunterstürzen, spelled H-I-N-U-N-T-E-R-S-T-Ü-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1so stoßen, dass jemand oder etwas nach unten, in die Tiefe fällt
- 2(etwas) schnell, gierig, ohne abzusetzen trinken
- 3sich absichtlich in die Tiefe fallen lassen
- 4ungewollt in die Tiefe, nach unten fallen
- 5sich eilig nach unten bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinunterstürzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie haben bislang kein Hakenkreuz an die Wand geschmiert, keinen Rollstuhlfahrer die Treppe hinuntergestürzt, keine Wohnung von Asylbewerbern angezündet.“
„Er will die weißen Kalbslederhandschuhe anziehen, besinnt sich jedoch eines Besseren und stürzt ein Glas Brandy hinunter.“
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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.