verlorengehen
[fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənˌɡeːən]
The verdict
“verlorengehen” 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 September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr auffindbar sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-verlorengehen · verlorengehen · German
verlorengehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | verlorengehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənˌɡeːən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verlorengehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verlorengehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht mehr auffindbar sein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for verlorengehen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verlorengehen, spelled V-E-R-L-O-R-E-N-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht mehr auffindbar sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlorengehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bestimmte Flughäfen oder Länder, wo besonders viele Gepäckstücke verlorengehen, wollte Tajani nicht nennen.“
„Der Verlust tropischer Wälder bleibt unverändert hoch. Im vergangenen Jahr ist jede Minute eine Fläche so groß wie zehn Fußballfelder verlorengegangen.“
Synonyms
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.