heruntergehen
\hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən\
The verdict
“heruntergehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Descendre, baisser à pied.
Corpus desk
Index FR-heruntergehen · heruntergehen · French
heruntergehen · 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 "H" 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 | heruntergehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
heruntergehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for heruntergehen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is heruntergehen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Descendre, baisser à pied.
- 2Aller le long de.
- 3Baisser, diminuer.
- 4Être possible d'éliminer, parlant de crasse.
- 5S'éloigner de, descendre.
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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.