umherlaufen
[ʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“umherlaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich zu Fuß durch die Gegend bewegen, oft ohne ein bestimmtes Ziel zu haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-umherlaufen · umherlaufen · German
umherlaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | umherlaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umherlaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umherlaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich zu Fuß durch die Gegend bewegen, oft ohne ein bestimmtes Ziel zu haben".
No generated misspelling entries exist for umherlaufen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umherlaufen, spelled U-M-H-E-R-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich zu Fuß durch die Gegend bewegen, oft ohne ein bestimmtes Ziel zu haben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umherlaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dann laufen die beiden Mondmänner umher und sammeln Gesteinsproben und Mondstaub ein, insgesamt 47,7 Kilogramm.“
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.