herumtoben
[hɛˈʁʊmˌtoːbn̩]
The verdict
“herumtoben” 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 in ausgelassener Weise oder wild bewegen, umherlaufen (bei Kindern, jungen Tieren)
Corpus desk
Index DE-herumtoben · herumtoben · German
herumtoben · 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 | herumtoben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌtoːbn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herumtoben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herumtoben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌtoːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
herumtoben has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is herumtoben, spelled H-E-R-U-M-T-O-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich in ausgelassener Weise oder wild bewegen, umherlaufen (bei Kindern, jungen Tieren)
- 2sich wild, rasend vor Wut aufführen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herumtoben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf dem Spielplatz konnten die vier Kinder richtig herumtoben.
Der betrogene Ehemann tobte in der Wohnung herum, nachdem ihn seine Frau wegen eines anderen Mannes verlassen hatte.
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.