Gerundium
[ɡeˈʁʊndi̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Gerundium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbalsubstantiv im engeren Sinne, zum Beispiel lateinisch agendo, dicendi, englisch (her) going, (by) making
Corpus desk
Index DE-gerundium · Gerundium · German
Gerundium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gerundium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡeˈʁʊndi̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerundium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gerundium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡeˈʁʊndi̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verbalsubstantiv im engeren Sinne, zum Beispiel lateinisch agendo, dicendi, englisch (her) going, (by) making".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gerundium in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gerundium, spelled G-E-R-U-N-D-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Verbalsubstantiv im engeren Sinne, zum Beispiel lateinisch agendo, dicendi, englisch (her) going, (by) making
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gerundium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Gerundium ist eine Kategorie der Grammatik des Lateinischen.
„Gerundien sind grundsätzlich, im Gegensatz zu Partizipien, invariabel.“
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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.