in den Boden versinken
[ɪn deːn ˈboːdn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩]
The verdict
“in den Boden versinken” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich zutiefst schämen
| 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) |
Where “in den Boden versinken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for in den Boden versinken is 22 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪn deːn ˈboːdn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “in den Boden versinken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N- -D-E-N- -B-O-D-E-N- -V-E-R-S-I-N-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪn deːn ˈboːdn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.