vor die Hunde gehen
[foːɐ̯ diː ˈhʊndə ˈɡeːən]
The verdict
“vor die Hunde gehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zugrunde gehen, elend sterben
Corpus desk
Index DE-vor-die-hunde-gehen · vor die Hunde gehen · German
vor die Hunde gehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | vor die Hunde gehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [foːɐ̯ diː ˈhʊndə ˈɡeːən] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vor die Hunde gehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vor die Hunde gehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [foːɐ̯ diː ˈhʊndə ˈɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zugrunde gehen, elend sterben".
vor die Hunde gehen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vor die Hunde gehen, spelled V-O-R- -D-I-E- -H-U-N-D-E- -G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1zugrunde gehen, elend sterben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vor die Hunde gehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn das Weltklima tatsächlich vor die Hunde geht, können wir uns warm anziehen.
„Whatever it takes“ – er werde alles tun, um den Euro zu retten – damit ließ Mario Draghi, der Präsident der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), im Sommer 2012 keinen Zweifel daran, dass er die Europäische Währungsunion nicht vor die Hunde gehen lassen wird.
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.