stiften gehen

[ˈʃtɪftn̩ ˌɡeːən]

/[ˈʃtɪftn̩ ˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“stiften 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
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - davonlaufen; möglichst unauffällig verschwinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-stiften-gehen · stiften gehen · German

stiften gehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for stiften gehen
PropertyValue
Headwordstiften gehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɪftn̩ ˌɡeːən]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stiften gehen” sits in German frequency

stiften gehen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stiften gehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɪftn̩ ˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "davonlaufen; möglichst unauffällig verschwinden".

Zero misspellings are on record for stiften gehen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is stiften gehen, spelled S-T-I-F-T-E-N- -G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    davonlaufen; möglichst unauffällig verschwinden

Synonyms

abhauenausbüxenausreißendas Weite suchenReißaus nehmensich auf Französisch empfehlensich auf Französisch verabschiedensich aus dem Staub machenfortstehlenverpissenverduftenabsetzentürmenweglaufenwegrennen

Antonyms

festnehmenfesthaltenfestsetzengefangen nehmen

This word in other languages

skedaddle(English)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stiften gehen"?
"stiften gehen" is spelled S-T-I-F-T-E-N- -G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪftn̩ ˌɡeːən].
What does "stiften gehen" mean?
As a verb, "stiften gehen" means: davonlaufen; möglichst unauffällig verschwinden
How do you pronounce "stiften gehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stiften gehen" is [ˈʃtɪftn̩ ˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stiften gehen" come from?
"stiften gehen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list