rund um die Uhr

[ˈʁʊnt ʊm diː ˈuːɐ̯]

/[ˈʁʊnt ʊm diː ˈuːɐ̯]/ phrase

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The verdict

“rund um die Uhr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - jederzeit, vierundzwanzig Stunden am Tag, ohne Unterbrechung

Corpus desk

Index DE-rund-um-die-uhr · rund um die Uhr · German

rund um die Uhr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for rund um die Uhr
PropertyValue
Headwordrund um die Uhr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈʁʊnt ʊm diː ˈuːɐ̯]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rund um die Uhr” sits in German frequency

rund um die Uhr falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rund um die Uhr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʁʊnt ʊm diː ˈuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jederzeit, vierundzwanzig Stunden am Tag, ohne Unterbrechung".

Zero misspellings are on record for rund um die Uhr in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 rund um die Uhr, spelled R-U-N-D- -U-M- -D-I-E- -U-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jederzeit, vierundzwanzig Stunden am Tag, ohne Unterbrechung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wir haben rund um die Uhr geöffnet.

This word in other languages

around the clock(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rund um die Uhr"?
"rund um die Uhr" is spelled R-U-N-D- -U-M- -D-I-E- -U-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊnt ʊm diː ˈuːɐ̯].
What does "rund um die Uhr" mean?
As a phrase, "rund um die Uhr" means: jederzeit, vierundzwanzig Stunden am Tag, ohne Unterbrechung
How do you pronounce "rund um die Uhr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rund um die Uhr" is [ˈʁʊnt ʊm diː ˈuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rund um die Uhr" come from?
"rund um die Uhr" 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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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