herumgeistern
[hɛˈʁʊmˌɡaɪ̯stɐn]
The verdict
“herumgeistern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ([scheinbar] ziellos [des Nachts]) allein in der näheren Umgebung umhergehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herumgeistern · herumgeistern · German
herumgeistern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | herumgeistern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌɡaɪ̯stɐn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herumgeistern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herumgeistern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌɡaɪ̯stɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for herumgeistern in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is herumgeistern, spelled H-E-R-U-M-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1([scheinbar] ziellos [des Nachts]) allein in der näheren Umgebung umhergehen
- 2fortwährend in Umlauf sein (und immer wieder rezipiert werden)
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.