runtergehen

[ˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]

/[ˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“runtergehen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,669 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,669
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von hier oben nach dort unten gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-runtergehen · runtergehen · German

runtergehen · rank #55,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,669
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rufmord

Nearest frequency peer: Rufmord (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „runtergehen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „runtergehen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for runtergehen
PropertyValue
Headwordruntergehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „runtergehen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).runtergehenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rufmord“ (#55,668), „räumten“ (#55,670), „rucola“ (#55,667). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „runtergehen“ bei #55,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

runtergehen is uncommon German at frequency #55,669 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von hier oben nach dort unten gehen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for runtergehen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 runtergehen, spelled R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von hier oben nach dort unten gehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how runtergehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Geh bitte runter und bring den Müll raus.

Synonyms

heruntergehenhinuntergehen

Antonyms

raufgehen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "runtergehen"?
"runtergehen" is spelled R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən].
What does "runtergehen" mean?
As a verb, "runtergehen" means: von hier oben nach dort unten gehen
How do you pronounce "runtergehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "runtergehen" is [ˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "runtergehen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "runtergehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rückläufige#55,671Sammelklage#55,673Rechtsbruch#55,644schwungvoll#55,698

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list