herumtrödeln
[hɛˈʁʊmˌtʁøːdl̩n]
The verdict
“herumtrödeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lang andauernd eine Handlung sehr langsam ausführen, so dass sie sich unnötig in die Länge zieht
Corpus desk
Index DE-herumtrodeln · herumtrödeln · German
herumtrödeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | herumtrödeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁʊmˌtʁøːdl̩n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herumtrödeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herumtrödeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmˌtʁøːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lang andauernd eine Handlung sehr langsam ausführen, so dass sie sich unnötig in die Länge zieht".
herumtrödeln has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is herumtrödeln, spelled H-E-R-U-M-T-R-Ö-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1lang andauernd eine Handlung sehr langsam ausführen, so dass sie sich unnötig in die Länge zieht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herumtrödeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Druck soll es künftig auch auf Studenten geben: Wer übermäßig lang an der Universität herumtrödelt, muß Studiengebühren zahlen.“
This word in other languages
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.