worum

[voˈʁʊm]

/[voˈʁʊm]/ adv

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The verdict

“worum” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,880
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um welche Sache/Angelegenheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-worum · worum · German

worum · rank #6,880 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,880
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH warmen

Nearest frequency peer: warmen (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „worum“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „worum“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

worum vs wozu
60% similar
worum vs Wurm
40% similar
worum vs Wort
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for worum
PropertyValue
Headwordworum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[voˈʁʊm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,880
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „worum“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).worumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „warmen“ (#6,879), „Zeitschriften“ (#6,881), „Vorpommern“ (#6,878). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „worum“ bei #6,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around worum (IPA [voˈʁʊm]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #6,880 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for worum, with forms such as "owrum", "wormu", and "worrum". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "wozu", "Wurm", "Wort", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is worum, spelled W-O-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    um welche Sache/Angelegenheit
  2. 2
    um diese Sache/Angelegenheit (von dem/der gesprochen wird)
  3. 3
    um welchen Gegenstand (herum)
  4. 4
    um diesen (eben angesprochenen) Gegenstand (herum)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Worum geht es denn morgen in der Konferenz?
  2. Alles, worum er bittet, wird in Erfüllung kommen.

This word in other languages

what … about(English)de quoi(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrum
  • wormu
  • worrum
  • worumm
  • wourm
  • wroum
  • wworum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owrum2wormu2worrum1worumm1wourm2wroum2wworum1
Edit distance from "worum"

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 "worum"?
"worum" is spelled W-O-R-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈʁʊm].
What does "worum" mean?
As an adverb, "worum" means: um welche Sache/Angelegenheit
What words are commonly confused with "worum"?
"worum" is commonly confused with "wozu", "Wurm", "Wort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "worum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worum" is [voˈʁʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worum" come from?
"worum" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorab#6,875alpha#6,889Toren#6,863Busch#6,902

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

vollem7 variantsroter7 variantspoint7 variantsfocus7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list