untergehen
\ˈʊntɐˌɡeːən\
The verdict
“untergehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couler, sombrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-untergehen · untergehen · French
untergehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | untergehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʊntɐˌɡeːən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « untergehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
untergehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʊntɐˌɡeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
untergehen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is untergehen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Couler, sombrer.
- 2S'écrouler.
- 3Se coucher, descendre sous l’horizon au sujet du soleil et des astres.
- 4Disparaître, devenir impossible à discerner (parmi des autres élements).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how untergehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Titanic rammte einen Eisberg und ging innerhalb von kurzer Zeit unter.
Es war ein Wetter, als ob die Welt untergehen wollte: der Wind heulte, der Regen peitschte an die Fenster, Blitze zuckten, der Donner krachte und die Katze maunzte ängstlich unter dem Sofa.
Antonyms
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.