über die Runden kommen
[ˌyːbɐ diː ˈʁʊndn̩ ˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“über die Runden kommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit dem (meist: wenigen) Geld auskommen, das zur Verfügung steht; auch: große Schwierigkeiten mit Mühe bewältigen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | über die Runden kommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌyːbɐ diː ˈʁʊndn̩ ˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “über die Runden kommen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
über die Runden kommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌyːbɐ diː ˈʁʊndn̩ ˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit dem (meist: wenigen) Geld auskommen, das zur Verfügung steht; auch: große Schwierigkeiten mit Mühe bewältigen".
No misspelling variants are generated for über die Runden kommen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is über die Runden kommen, spelled Ü-B-E-R- -D-I-E- -R-U-N-D-E-N- -K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit dem (meist: wenigen) Geld auskommen, das zur Verfügung steht; auch: große Schwierigkeiten mit Mühe bewältigen
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.
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Using “über die Runden kommen”
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- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R- -D-I-E- -R-U-N-D-E-N- -K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌyːbɐ diː ˈʁʊndn̩ ˌkɔmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.