rundum

[ʁʊntˈʔʊm]

/[ʁʊntˈʔʊm]/ adv

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The verdict

“rundum” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,470
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im gesamten Umkreis, in jeder Richtung

Corpus desk

Index DE-rundum · rundum · German

rundum · rank #13,470 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,470
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rotation

Nearest frequency peer: Rotation (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „rundum“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „rundum“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rundum vs rund
67% similar
rundum vs Runde
50% similar
rundum vs Runden
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rundum
PropertyValue
Headwordrundum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ʁʊntˈʔʊm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,470
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rundum“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rundumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rotation“ (#13,469), „rheinischen“ (#13,468), „sale“ (#13,472). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rundum“ bei #13,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rundum (IPA [ʁʊntˈʔʊm]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #13,470 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rundum, with forms such as "rnudum", "rrundum", and "rudnum". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "rund", "Runde", "Runden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rundum, spelled R-U-N-D-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    im gesamten Umkreis, in jeder Richtung
  2. 2
    völlig, voll und ganz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er saß auf dem zentralen Marktplatz, rundum standen schöne Fachwerkhäuser.
  2. „Zwischen flachen, nur an einer einzigen Stelle steil und quaiartig ansteigenden Ufern liegt er da, rundum von alten Buchen eingefaßt, deren Zweige, von ihrer eignen Schwere nach unten gezogen, den See mit ihrer Spitze berühren.“

Synonyms

ringsherumringsumringsumherrundherumum … herumumadumganztotalkomplettvöllig

This word in other languages

all around(English)alrededor(Español)partout(Français)completamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rnudum
  • rrundum
  • rudnum
  • runddum
  • rundmu
  • rundumm
  • runndum
  • runudm
  • urndum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rundum - 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.

rnudum2rrundum1rudnum2runddum1rundmu2rundumm1runndum1runudm2
Edit distance from "rundum"

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 "rundum"?
"rundum" is spelled R-U-N-D-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁʊntˈʔʊm].
What does "rundum" mean?
As an adverb, "rundum" means: im gesamten Umkreis, in jeder Richtung
What words are commonly confused with "rundum"?
"rundum" is commonly confused with "rund", "Runde", "Runden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rundum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rundum" is [ʁʊntˈʔʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rundum" come from?
"rundum" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list