verbummeln
[fɛɐ̯ˈbʊml̩n]
The verdict
“verbummeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen gewissen Zeitraum hinter sich bringen, in dem man nichts Besonderes tut (bummelt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-verbummeln · verbummeln · German
verbummeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | verbummeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈbʊml̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verbummeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verbummeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈbʊml̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
verbummeln has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verbummeln, spelled V-E-R-B-U-M-M-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1einen gewissen Zeitraum hinter sich bringen, in dem man nichts Besonderes tut (bummelt)
- 2etwas Zugesagtes nicht tun, weil man es, beziehungsweise den richtigen Zeitpunkt, vergessen hat
- 3etwas wegen eigener Unachtsamkeit verlieren, nicht mehr wiederfinden
- 4nicht länger den gesellschaftlichen Normen entsprechen, sich gehen lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verbummeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben den Nachmittag im Einkaufszentrum verbummelt, und dann waren wir noch ein Eis essen.
Es tut mir so leid, ich hab den Termin verbummelt!
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.