hinunterzwingen
[hɪˈnʊntɐˌt͡svɪŋən]
The verdict
“hinunterzwingen” 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) - (etwas Essbares oder Ähnliches) mit Mühe/unter Anstrengungen schlucken, in den Magen befördern
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinunterzwingen · hinunterzwingen · German
hinunterzwingen · 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 | hinunterzwingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪˈnʊntɐˌt͡svɪŋən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinunterzwingen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinunterzwingen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪˈnʊntɐˌt͡svɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinunterzwingen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hinunterzwingen, spelled H-I-N-U-N-T-E-R-Z-W-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas Essbares oder Ähnliches) mit Mühe/unter Anstrengungen schlucken, in den Magen befördern
- 2(jemanden oder etwas) mit Gewalt dazu veranlassen, sich von einem höhergelegenen Ort nach unten zu bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinunterzwingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat den Zwieback tatsächlich hinuntergezwungen.
Der Entführer zwang die Geisel die Kellertreppe hinunter.
Synonyms
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.