Which to use
“umgehen” is a verb and “Umgehung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,342
- “umgehen” frequency rank
- #23,340
- “Umgehung” frequency rank
- 26682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | umgehen | Umgehung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein physisches Hindernis umgehen, einen Umweg nehmen, aber auch mit übertragener Bedeutung: etwas auf eine umständliche Weise erledigen, weil die normale, einfache Weise aus irgendeinem Grunde in diesem Falle nicht funktioniert | im Bogen ein Hindernis umfahren, umlaufen |
Where the eye mixes umgehen and Umgehung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. umgehen runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against Umgehung's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between umgehen and Umgehung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: umgehen is [ʊmˈɡeːən] while Umgehung is [ʊmˈɡeːʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
umgehen is recorded at frequency rank #3,342, classified as averb, pronounced [ʊmˈɡeːən]. Umgehung is at rank #23,340, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʊmˈɡeːʊŋ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26682, this pair ranks #1,814,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of umgehen vs Umgehung
Shared letters: eghmnu. Private to "umgehen": -. Private to "Umgehung": -.
"umgehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "Umgehung" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "umgehen" for "Umgehung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "umgehen" vs "Umgehung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "umgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Umgehung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "umgehen" and "Umgehung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "umgehauen vs umgehen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,814,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.