unterzugehen
[ˈʊntɐt͡suˌɡeːən]
The verdict
“unterzugehen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,778 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,778
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs untergehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterzugehen · unterzugehen · German
unterzugehen · rank #51,778 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,778
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unterschätze
Nearest frequency peer: unterschätze (-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 „unterzugehen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- untergeordn…
untergeordneten
48,226 corpus weight
- Unternehmen…
Unternehmensleitung
48,225 corpus weight
- unterschätze
unterschätze
48,224 corpus weight
- unterzugehen
unterzugehen
48,223 corpus weight
- unverheirat…
unverheiratete
48,222 corpus weight
- unverwechse…
unverwechselbar
48,221 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unterzugehen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterzugehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐt͡suˌɡeːən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #51,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unterzugehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unterzugehen is uncommon German at frequency #51,778 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊntɐt͡suˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs untergehen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for unterzugehen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unterzugehen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-U-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs untergehen
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.
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