herumsprechen
German, verb[hɛˈʁʊmˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
herumsprechen is spelled H-E-R-U-M-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 182,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herumsprechen is a German verb meaning “to travel, to get around, to get out (news, gossip, rumours, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich durch mündliches Weitergeben verbreiten”.
What does herumsprechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to travel, to get around, to get out (news, gossip, rumours, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich durch mündliches Weitergeben verbreiten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herumsprechen
- spricht herum present singular third-person
- sprach herum past
- herumgesprochen participle past
- spräche herum past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- herumsprechend participle present
- herumzusprechen infinitive infinitive-zu
- spreche herum first-person indicative present
- sprechen herum first-person indicative plural
- sprichst herum indicative present second-person
- sprecht herum indicative plural present
- sprechest herum second-person singular subjunctive
- sprechet herum plural second-person subjunctive
- sprachen herum first-person indicative plural
- sprächen herum first-person formal plural
- sprachst herum indicative preterite second-person
- spracht herum indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herumsprechen?
- [hɛˈʁʊmˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is herumsprechen in German?
herumsprechen appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).