um die Ecke denken
[ʊm diː ˈɛkə ˈdɛŋkŋ̍]
The verdict
“um die Ecke denken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen anderen als den naheliegenden Denkweg einschlagen, um zum Ergebnis zu kommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-um-die-ecke-denken · um die Ecke denken · German
um die Ecke denken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 die Ecke denken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ʊm diː ˈɛkə ˈdɛŋkŋ̍] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „um die Ecke denken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
um die Ecke denken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ʊm diː ˈɛkə ˈdɛŋkŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen anderen als den naheliegenden Denkweg einschlagen, um zum Ergebnis zu kommen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for um die Ecke denken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is um die Ecke denken, spelled U-M- -D-I-E- -E-C-K-E- -D-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen anderen als den naheliegenden Denkweg einschlagen, um zum Ergebnis zu kommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how um die Ecke denken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gerade Ingenieure, die es gewohnt seien, gerade Lösungswege zu finden, fänden es schwierig, um die Ecke zu denken.“
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.