umherlungern
[ʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌlʊŋɐn]
The verdict
“umherlungern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne (sinnvolle) Beschäftigung sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-umherlungern · umherlungern · German
umherlungern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | umherlungern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌlʊŋɐn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umherlungern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umherlungern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌlʊŋɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne (sinnvolle) Beschäftigung sein".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for umherlungern, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 umherlungern, spelled U-M-H-E-R-L-U-N-G-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1ohne (sinnvolle) Beschäftigung sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umherlungern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich will nicht, dass du nach der Schule am Bahnhof umherlungerst.
Synonyms
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.