Vagabund

[vaɡaˈbʊnt]

/[vaɡaˈbʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vagabund” is uncommon German (frequency #88,442 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,442
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein ohne Obdach allein umherziehender Mensch

Corpus desk

Index DE-vagabund · Vagabund · German

Vagabund · rank #88,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,442
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH unzuverlässig…

Nearest frequency peer: unzuverlässigen (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vagabund“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vagabund“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vagabund
PropertyValue
HeadwordVagabund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vaɡaˈbʊnt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vagabund“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vagabundfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unzuverlässigen“ (#88,439), „verachtete“ (#88,445), „unverdächtig“ (#88,438). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vagabund“ bei #88,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vagabund is uncommon German at frequency #88,442 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vaɡaˈbʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Vagabund in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vagabund, spelled V-A-G-A-B-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein ohne Obdach allein umherziehender Mensch
  2. 2
    allein wanderndes Tier oder Himmelskörper

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vagabund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er war ein Vagabund, er wollte kein sesshaftes Leben führen.
  2. „Es ist dies das Rotwelsch, die Geheimsprache der deutschen Gauner und Vagabunden.“

This word in other languages

vagabond(English)vagabundo(Español)vagabond(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vagabund"?
"Vagabund" is spelled V-A-G-A-B-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [vaɡaˈbʊnt].
What does "Vagabund" mean?
As a noun, "Vagabund" means: ein ohne Obdach allein umherziehender Mensch
How do you pronounce "Vagabund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vagabund" is [vaɡaˈbʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vagabund" come from?
"Vagabund" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vagabund", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verarmen#88,446verbeugt#88,447unreinen#88,430verrannt#88,462

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list