herumgeben
[hɛˈʁʊmˌɡeːbn̩]
The verdict
“herumgeben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mehreren (beisammen befindlichen) Personen nacheinander aushändigen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herumgeben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌɡeːbn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herumgeben” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herumgeben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌɡeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas mehreren (beisammen befindlichen) Personen nacheinander aushändigen".
herumgeben has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 herumgeben, spelled H-E-R-U-M-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mehreren (beisammen befindlichen) Personen nacheinander aushändigen
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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.
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Using “herumgeben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-U-M-G-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛˈʁʊmˌɡeːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.