Rundumschlag

[ʁʊntˈʔʊmʃlaːk]

/[ʁʊntˈʔʊmʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rundumschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #56,491 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,491
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (meist verbaler) Angriff nach allen Seiten hin, gegenüber allen möglichen Gegnern

Corpus desk

Index DE-rundumschlag · Rundumschlag · German

Rundumschlag · rank #56,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,491
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rundungen

Nearest frequency peer: Rundungen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Rundumschlag”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Rundumschlag” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rundumschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordRundumschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁʊntˈʔʊmʃlaːk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Rundumschlag” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rundumschlagliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Rundungen“ (#56,492), „Rundfunkgebühren“ (#56,489), „sab“ (#56,493). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rundumschlag is uncommon German at frequency #56,491 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁʊntˈʔʊmʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(meist verbaler) Angriff nach allen Seiten hin, gegenüber allen möglichen Gegnern".

No misspelling variants are generated for Rundumschlag in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rundumschlag, spelled R-U-N-D-U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (meist verbaler) Angriff nach allen Seiten hin, gegenüber allen möglichen Gegnern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er machte mich darauf aufmerksam, dass der heilige Krieg, den ich führte, nichts anderes war als ein unglaubwürdiger Rundumschlag mit gängigen und wertmäßig vorbelasteten Schlagwörtern.“

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 "Rundumschlag"?
"Rundumschlag" is spelled R-U-N-D-U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁʊntˈʔʊmʃlaːk].
What does "Rundumschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Rundumschlag" means: (meist verbaler) Angriff nach allen Seiten hin, gegenüber allen möglichen Gegnern
How do you pronounce "Rundumschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rundumschlag" is [ʁʊntˈʔʊmʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rundumschlag" come from?
"Rundumschlag" 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 "Rundumschlag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sammelstelle#56,496Schallwellen#56,497schimmernden#56,501Schornsteine#56,510

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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