Purzelbaum
[ˈpʊʁt͡sl̩ˌbaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Purzelbaum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - eine Rolle vorwärts
Corpus desk
Index DE-purzelbaum · Purzelbaum · German
Purzelbaum · 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 "P" 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 | Purzelbaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʊʁt͡sl̩ˌbaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Purzelbaum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Purzelbaum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊʁt͡sl̩ˌbaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Rolle vorwärts".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Purzelbaum in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Purzelbaum, spelled P-U-R-Z-E-L-B-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1eine Rolle vorwärts
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Purzelbaum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peter schlägt mit Begeisterung einen Purzelbaum nach dem anderen.
Aline führt ihren Eltern mit Stolz vor, wie sie Purzelbäume und Räder schlägt.
Synonyms
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.