herumirren
[hɛˈʁʊmˌʔɪʁən]
The verdict
“herumirren” 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 September 3, 2026) - sich orientierungslos von Ort zu Ort begeben; ziellos hin- und hergehen, -fahren und dergleichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herumirren · herumirren · German
herumirren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | herumirren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌʔɪʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herumirren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herumirren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌʔɪʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich orientierungslos von Ort zu Ort begeben; ziellos hin- und hergehen, -fahren und dergleichen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for herumirren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herumirren, spelled H-E-R-U-M-I-R-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich orientierungslos von Ort zu Ort begeben; ziellos hin- und hergehen, -fahren und dergleichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herumirren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Schulklasse unternahm einen Ausflug in dieses Gebirgsmassiv, kam in schlechtes Wetter mit Nebel, Sturm und Schneefall, verlor die Orientierung und irrte herum, stundenlang […].“
„Indessen entkam der Herzog, irrte herum, ohne zu wissen, wo er wäre, bis er endlich mit Untergang der Sonne nach Castelnovo, ohnfern Meldola am Flusse Ronco kam, welches damals der Republik Venedig zugehörte.“
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.