darum
German, adverb/ˈdaːʁʊm/
darum is spelled D-A-R-U-M (5 letters) and appears 158 times per million words in written German, the 547th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Darum is a German adverb meaning “around it, around that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus d(ies)em Grund”.
What does darum mean in English?
adverb
- 1
around it, around that
Wir wohnen in dem Haus mit dem weißen Zaun darum.
- 2
therefore, for that reason
Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden.
- 3
because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. aus d(ies)em Grund 2. um die(se) Sache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of darum
- darumb alternative
- drum alternative
- d'rum alternative
- dadrum variant colloquial
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce darum?
- /ˈdaːʁʊm/
- /daːˈʁʊm/
- [ˈdaːʁʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to darum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is darum in German?
darum appears 158 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).