herumfragen
[hɛˈʁʊmˌfʁaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“herumfragen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nacheinander mehrere Personen nach etwas Bestimmtem fragen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herumfragen · herumfragen · German
herumfragen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | herumfragen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌfʁaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herumfragen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herumfragen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌfʁaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nacheinander mehrere Personen nach etwas Bestimmtem fragen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for herumfragen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is herumfragen, spelled H-E-R-U-M-F-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1nacheinander mehrere Personen nach etwas Bestimmtem fragen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herumfragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zu meinen Lieblingsbeschäftigungen vor Weihnachten gehört es, im Freundeskreis herumzufragen, was deren Kinder sich so wünschen.“
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.