in den Boden versinken
[ɪn deːn ˈboːdn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩]
The verdict
“in den Boden versinken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich zutiefst schämen
Corpus desk
Index DE-in-den-boden-versinken · in den Boden versinken · German
in den Boden versinken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | in den Boden versinken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɪn deːn ˈboːdn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „in den Boden versinken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
in den Boden versinken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪn deːn ˈboːdn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich zutiefst schämen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for in den Boden versinken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 in den Boden versinken, spelled I-N- -D-E-N- -B-O-D-E-N- -V-E-R-S-I-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich zutiefst schämen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how in den Boden versinken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor Scham versank er in den Boden.
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.