vor die Hunde gehen
[foːɐ̯ diː ˈhʊndə ˈɡeːən]
The verdict
“vor die Hunde gehen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zugrunde gehen, elend sterben
| 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) |
Where “vor die Hunde gehen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vor die Hunde gehen is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foːɐ̯ diː ˈhʊndə ˈɡeːən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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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Using “vor die Hunde gehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R- -D-I-E- -H-U-N-D-E- -G-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [foːɐ̯ diː ˈhʊndə ˈɡeːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.