Rundung

[ˈʁʊndʊŋ]

/[ˈʁʊndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rundung” is uncommon German (frequency #66,639 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,639
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gekrümmte Fläche oder Linie

Corpus desk

Index DE-rundung · Rundung · German

Rundung · rank #66,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,639
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH russlanddeuts…

Nearest frequency peer: russlanddeutschen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rundung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rundung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rundung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRundung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊndʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rundung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rundungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „russlanddeutschen“ (#66,640), „ruhten“ (#66,637), „sachkundigen“ (#66,641). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rundung“ bei #66,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rundung is uncommon German at frequency #66,639 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rundung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Rundung, spelled R-U-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gekrümmte Fläche oder Linie
  2. 2
    Ersetzung eines ohne Lippenrundung gesprochenen Vokals durch einen, der mit Lippenrundung gesprochen wird
  3. 3
    Beseitigung der letzten Stellen einer Zahl, Ersetzung/Vereinfachung einer genaueren durch eine weniger genaue Zahl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Januar 2009 in engen, high-waisted Jeans, die ihre Rundungen zur Geltung brachten, wurde sie als zu dick bezeichnet.“
  2. „Der Konsul seufzte und stützte seine Hand auf die Rundung seines Bäuchleins.“

Synonyms

WölbungLabialisierungLippenrundung

Antonyms

DelabialisierungEntlabialisierungEntrundung

This word in other languages

labialisation(English)labialisation(Français)

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 "Rundung"?
"Rundung" is spelled R-U-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊndʊŋ].
What does "Rundung" mean?
As a noun, "Rundung" means: gekrümmte Fläche oder Linie
How do you pronounce "Rundung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rundung" is [ˈʁʊndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rundung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list