spazieren gehen
[ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən ˌɡeːən]
The verdict
“spazieren gehen” 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) - sich in gemütlichem Tempo (nicht notwendigerweise mit einem Ziel) zu Fuß fortbewegen
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Index DE-spazieren-gehen · spazieren gehen · German
spazieren gehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | spazieren gehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən ˌɡeːən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „spazieren gehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
spazieren gehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən ˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich in gemütlichem Tempo (nicht notwendigerweise mit einem Ziel) zu Fuß fortbewegen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for spazieren gehen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is spazieren gehen, spelled S-P-A-Z-I-E-R-E-N- -G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich in gemütlichem Tempo (nicht notwendigerweise mit einem Ziel) zu Fuß fortbewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spazieren gehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Arzt empfiehlt mir, zur schnelleren Genesung, jeden Tag eine Stunde spazieren zu gehen.
Wir könnten am Strand spazieren gehen.
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.