herumtollen
[hɛˈʁʊmˌtɔlən]
The verdict
“herumtollen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- 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-herumtollen · herumtollen · German
herumtollen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | herumtollen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌtɔlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herumtollen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herumtollen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌtɔlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich in ausgelassener Weise oder wild bewegen, umherlaufen (bei Kindern, jungen Tieren)".
No misspelling variants are generated for herumtollen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is herumtollen, spelled H-E-R-U-M-T-O-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich in ausgelassener Weise oder wild bewegen, umherlaufen (bei Kindern, jungen Tieren)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herumtollen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Frau Niepel fuhr davon, und Pucki eilte zu den achtjährigen Drillingen, die mit Harras im Garten herumtollten.“
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.