rumsen
[ˈʁʊmzn̩]
The verdict
“rumsen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein bumsendes, polterndes Geräusch von sich geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-rumsen · rumsen · German
rumsen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | rumsen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁʊmzn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rumsen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rumsen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁʊmzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rumsen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is rumsen, spelled R-U-M-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein bumsendes, polterndes Geräusch von sich geben
- 2ein Autounfall passiert
- 3mit einem polternden Geräusch irgendwo gegenkommen oder landen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rumsen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es gewittert und rumst ganz ordentlich!
An der Ecke hat es gerade gerumst.
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.