# umher vs umhin

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### umher
*adverb · IPA [ʊmˈheːɐ̯] · frequency rank #14,190*
in der Umgebung, im Umkreis

### umhin
*adverb · IPA [ʊmˈhɪn] · frequency rank #38,466*
um etwas herum

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/umher-vs-umhin