losgehen
\ˈloːsˌɡeːən\
The verdict
“losgehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S'en aller, partir (à pied).
Corpus desk
Index FR-losgehen · losgehen · French
losgehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | losgehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈloːsˌɡeːən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « losgehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
losgehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈloːsˌɡeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for losgehen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is losgehen, spelled L-O-S-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1S'en aller, partir (à pied).
- 2Foncer avec une notion de rapidité, de soudaineté.
- 3Se déclencher.
- 4Exploser en parlant d'une bombe.
- 5Commencer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how losgehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn wir um zwei am Bahnhof sein wollen, müssten wir um halb zwei losgehen.
Dann gehe ich jetzt los.
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.