um den Dreh
[ˌʊm deːn ˈdʁeː]
The verdict
“um den Dreh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so in etwa, so ungefähr
Corpus desk
Index DE-um-den-dreh · um den Dreh · German
um den Dreh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | um den Dreh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌʊm deːn ˈdʁeː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „um den Dreh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
um den Dreh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌʊm deːn ˈdʁeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so in etwa, so ungefähr".
Zero misspellings are on record for um den Dreh in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is um den Dreh, spelled U-M- -D-E-N- -D-R-E-H.
Definition
- 1so in etwa, so ungefähr
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how um den Dreh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn Sie sich dann 1988, 1989, 1990 anschauen, also ungefähr um den Dreh der Wiedervereinigung, dann haben Sie genau das Land, ich erinnere mich auch noch gut als von Westen kommend, wie es damals war.“
„»Soviel kostet ein Flug nach New York auch nicht mehr.» / »Wie viel denn?» / »Na, so vierhundert um den Dreh», wird sie zaghafter.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.