Abstract: A toothed wheel (16) is provided with teeth, in which a cross section of a respective first section (24) of the tooth (23) has an outer contour that projects in at least one partial area of the outer contour relative to an outer contour of the adjoining second section (26) of the tooth (23), and is elastically designed and/or mounted, as well as a pump unit, in particular as a metering pump unit, with a drive having a toothed gearing with the toothed wheel.