baumeln

[ˈbaʊ̯ml̩n]

/[ˈbaʊ̯ml̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“baumeln” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,495
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von etwas meist senkrecht und frei herabhängen und dabei schwingen

Corpus desk

Index DE-baumeln · baumeln · German

baumeln · rank #29,495 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,495
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barren

Nearest frequency peer: Barren (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „baumeln“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „baumeln“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

baumeln vs Blumen
57% similar
baumeln vs bauten
71% similar
baumeln vs Bäumen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for baumeln
PropertyValue
Headwordbaumeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ml̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,495
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „baumeln“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).baumelnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Barren“ (#29,494), „befahrbar“ (#29,496), „Banknoten“ (#29,493). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „baumeln“ bei #29,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around baumeln (IPA [ˈbaʊ̯ml̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,495 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for baumeln, with forms such as "abumeln", "bamueln", and "bauemln". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Blumen", "bauten", "Bäumen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is baumeln, spelled B-A-U-M-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von etwas meist senkrecht und frei herabhängen und dabei schwingen
  2. 2
    mit etwas Hängendem hin und her schwingen
  3. 3
    durch Erhängen getötet werden und am Galgen hängen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how baumeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch den starken Wind baumelte der Bergsteiger beim Abseilen stark hin und her.
  2. Sie hat am Seil gebaumelt.

Synonyms

hängen

This word in other languages

dangle(English)colgar(Español)pendiller(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abumeln
  • bamueln
  • bauemln
  • baumelln
  • baumelnn
  • baumenl
  • baumlen
  • baummeln
  • bbaumeln
  • buameln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baumeln - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abumeln2bamueln2bauemln2baumelln1baumelnn1baumenl2baumlen2baummeln1
Edit distance from "baumeln"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baumeln"?
"baumeln" is spelled B-A-U-M-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ml̩n].
What does "baumeln" mean?
As a verb, "baumeln" means: von etwas meist senkrecht und frei herabhängen und dabei schwingen
What words are commonly confused with "baumeln"?
"baumeln" is commonly confused with "Blumen", "bauten", "Bäumen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baumeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baumeln" is [ˈbaʊ̯ml̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baumeln" come from?
"baumeln" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "baumeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Auspuff#29,485ausgehe#29,482Aufzüge#29,479Bistums#29,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Almosen10 variantsabgetan10 variantsZigarren10 variantsWorkout10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list