herumgammeln
[hɛˈʁʊmˌɡaml̩n]
The verdict
“herumgammeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seine Zeit nicht mit einer (sinnvollen) Beschäftigung, sondern mit Müßiggang verbringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herumgammeln · herumgammeln · German
herumgammeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | herumgammeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌɡaml̩n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herumgammeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herumgammeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌɡaml̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seine Zeit nicht mit einer (sinnvollen) Beschäftigung, sondern mit Müßiggang verbringen".
herumgammeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is herumgammeln, spelled H-E-R-U-M-G-A-M-M-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1seine Zeit nicht mit einer (sinnvollen) Beschäftigung, sondern mit Müßiggang verbringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herumgammeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach den gestrigen Strapazen will ich heute nur herumgammeln.
Seit sie den Schulabschluss hat, gammelt Friederike nur noch herum.
Synonyms
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.