rumkommen

[ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]

/[ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“rumkommen” is uncommon German (frequency #80,866 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,866
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich fahrend, gehend … in einem Bogen oder Kreis um etwas bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rumkommen · rumkommen · German

rumkommen · rank #80,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,866
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruinierte

Nearest frequency peer: ruinierte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „rumkommen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „rumkommen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rumkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordrumkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁʊmˌkɔmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rumkommen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rumkommenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ruinierte“ (#80,865), „rupfen“ (#80,867), „Réunion“ (#80,868). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rumkommen“ bei #80,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rumkommen is uncommon German at frequency #80,866 among 2,984 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rumkommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wales kommt ganz schön rum in den Gruppenspielen, und die Reise setzt sich fort.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rumkommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ruinierte#80,865Rohrbruch#80,858schattige#80,883Reservist#80,845

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list