herumzulaufen

[hɛˈʁʊmt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩]

/[hɛˈʁʊmt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“herumzulaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,048 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,048
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herumlaufen

Key facts for herumzulaufen
PropertyValue
Headwordherumzulaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁʊmt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “herumzulaufen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). herumzulaufen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herumzulaufen is uncommon German at frequency #93,048 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊmt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herumlaufen".

herumzulaufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is herumzulaufen, spelled H-E-R-U-M-Z-U-L-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herumlaufen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "herumzulaufen"?
"herumzulaufen" is spelled H-E-R-U-M-Z-U-L-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁʊmt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "herumzulaufen" mean?
As a verb, "herumzulaufen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs herumlaufen
How do you pronounce "herumzulaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herumzulaufen" is [hɛˈʁʊmt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herumzulaufen" come from?
"herumzulaufen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “herumzulaufen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-U-M-Z-U-L-A-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɛˈʁʊmt͡suˌlaʊ̯fn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list