zu Grunde gehen
[t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌɡeːən]
The verdict
“zu Grunde 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufhören zu existieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-zu-grunde-gehen · zu Grunde gehen · German
zu Grunde gehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zu Grunde gehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌɡeːən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zu Grunde gehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zu Grunde gehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufhören zu existieren".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zu Grunde gehen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zu Grunde gehen, spelled Z-U- -G-R-U-N-D-E- -G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1aufhören zu existieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zu Grunde gehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint! Und das mit Recht; denn alles was entsteht / Ist werth daß es zu Grunde geht; “
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.