runterfahren
\ˈʁʊntɐˌfaːʁən\
The verdict
“runterfahren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ralentir et se reposer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-runterfahren · runterfahren · French
runterfahren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | runterfahren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʁʊntɐˌfaːʁən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
runterfahren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʁʊntɐˌfaːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for runterfahren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is runterfahren, spelled R-U-N-T-E-R-F-A-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ralentir et se reposer.
- 2Arrêter, éteindre (un ordinateur, un programme).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how runterfahren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Verlauf des Tages vermindert sich (...) die Aktivität des Sympathikus; während des Schlafs in der Nacht ist sie am geringsten. Wird den ganzen Tag über Kaffee getrunken, kann dieser zirkadiane Rhythmus gestört sein – der Organismus ist schon dabei, langsam runterzufahren, doch mit Kaffee wird ein gegensätzlicher Reiz gesetzt.
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.