säumig
[ˈzɔɪ̯mɪç]
The verdict
“säumig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen vereinbarten Termin überschreitend oder gefährdend
Corpus desk
Index DE-saumig · säumig · German
säumig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | säumig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɔɪ̯mɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „säumig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
säumig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɔɪ̯mɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
säumig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is säumig, spelled S-Ä-U-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1einen vereinbarten Termin überschreitend oder gefährdend
- 2etwas nicht genau nehmend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how säumig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich hab nur Ärger mit meinem Mieter, der zahlt immer sehr säumig.
Neben den Sperrungen der [Strom-]Anschlüsse hat es 2016 zudem etwa 6,6 Millionen Sperr-Androhungen gegen säumige Zahler gegeben.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.