rumkommen

[ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]

/[ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“rumkommen” is uncommon German (frequency #80,866 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,866
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich fahrend, gehend … in einem Bogen oder Kreis um etwas bewegen

Key facts for rumkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordrumkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rumkommen” 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). rumkommen 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

rumkommen is uncommon German at frequency #80,866 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rumkommen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rumkommen, spelled R-U-M-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich fahrend, gehend … in einem Bogen oder Kreis um etwas bewegen
  2. 2
    jemanden für kurze Zeit einen Besuch abstatten
  3. 3
    in viele verschiedene Orte kommen
  4. 4
    einer größeren Gruppen von Personen bekannt werden

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 "rumkommen"?
"rumkommen" is spelled R-U-M-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən].
What does "rumkommen" mean?
As a verb, "rumkommen" means: sich fahrend, gehend … in einem Bogen oder Kreis um etwas bewegen
How do you pronounce "rumkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rumkommen" is [ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rumkommen" come from?
"rumkommen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rumkommen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-U-M-K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən] (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