rundherum
[ˈʁʊnthɛˌʁʊm]
The verdict
“rundherum” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,746 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #30,746
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu allen Seiten, in allen Richtungen, überall im Umkreis
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rundherum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈʁʊnthɛˌʁʊm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #30,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rundherum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for rundherum is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʊnthɛˌʁʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,746 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for rundherum, with forms such as "rnudherum", "rrundherum", and "rudnherum". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rundherum, spelled R-U-N-D-H-E-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1zu allen Seiten, in allen Richtungen, überall im Umkreis
- 2im Kreis (um etwas) herum
- 3gänzlich, vollständig, ganz und gar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rnudherum,rrundherum,rudnherum,runddherum,rundehrum,rundhermu,rundherrum,rundherumm,rundheurm,rundhherum,rundhreum,runhderum,runndherum,urndherum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rundherum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “rundherum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-U-N-D-H-E-R-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʊnthɛˌʁʊm] (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
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.