UmsätzenvsumsetzenTell them apart

Quick tell: Umsätzen is a noun, umsetzen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Umsätzen” is a noun and “umsetzen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,321
“Umsätzen” frequency rank
#6,016
“umsetzen” frequency rank
55337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Umsätzen umsetzen
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Umsatz an einen anderen Platz bringen

Same sound, different letters: Umsätzen vs umsetzen

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. Umsätzen and umsetzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
Umsätzen
8 ch
umsetzen

Ear matches; page differs - Umsätzen and umsetzen

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Umsätzen and umsetzen carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈʊmzɛt͡sn̩]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - ä in “Umsätzen” becomes e in “umsetzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Umsätzen is recorded at frequency rank #49,321, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊmzɛt͡sn̩]. umsetzen is at rank #6,016, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʊmˌzɛt͡sn̩].

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 55337, this pair ranks #983,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Umsätzen vs umsetzen

Shared letters: emnstuz. Private to "Umsätzen": ä. Private to "umsetzen": -.

"Umsätzen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "umsetzen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • umsetzen ← musetzen · umestzen · ummsetzen · umsetezn · umsettzen · umsetzenn · umsetzne · umsetzzen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Umsätzen" for "umsetzen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Umsätzen" is a noun and "umsetzen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Umsätzen" vs "umsetzen" - which ranks higher?
"umsetzen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,016 in our German list, against #49,321 for "Umsätzen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've separated the homophone pair "Umsätzen" / "umsetzen". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Umsätzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "umsetzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #983,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Umsätzen" and "umsetzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Umsätzen vs Umsatzes". 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 #983,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list