umherschweifend
[ˌʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩t]
The verdict
“umherschweifend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs umherschweifen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umherschweifend · umherschweifend · German
umherschweifend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | umherschweifend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umherschweifend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umherschweifend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊmˈheːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs umherschweifen".
umherschweifend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 umherschweifend, spelled U-M-H-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-I-F-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens des Verbs umherschweifen
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.