umarmen

[ʊmˈʔaʁmən]

/[ʊmˈʔaʁmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umarmen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,957. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,957
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas in die Arme nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umarmen · umarmen · German

umarmen · rank #14,957 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,957
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ultimative

Nearest frequency peer: ultimative (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umarmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „umarmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umarmen vs umarmt
71% similar
umarmen vs umarmte
71% similar
umarmen vs Umarmung
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umarmen
PropertyValue
Headwordumarmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʊmˈʔaʁmən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,957
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umarmen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.umarmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ultimative“ (#14,956), „umfangreich“ (#14,958), „trägst“ (#14,955). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umarmen“ bei #14,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around umarmen (IPA [ʊmˈʔaʁmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,957 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for umarmen, with forms such as "muarmen", "uamrmen", and "umamren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "umarmt", "umarmte", "Umarmung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umarmen, spelled U-M-A-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas in die Arme nehmen
  2. 2
    sich gegenseitig in die Arme nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how umarmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich könnte die ganze Welt umarmen!
  2. „Du umarmtest mich häufiger, seitdem wir erfahren hatten, dass ein Kind in mir heranwuchs.“

Synonyms

drückenherzen

This word in other languages

embrace(English)abrazar(Español)enlacer(Français)abraçar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • muarmen
  • uamrmen
  • umamren
  • umaremn
  • umarmenn
  • umarmmen
  • umarmne
  • umarrmen
  • ummarmen
  • umramen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umarmen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

muarmen2uamrmen2umamren2umaremn2umarmenn1umarmmen1umarmne2umarrmen1
Edit distance from "umarmen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umarmen"?
"umarmen" is spelled U-M-A-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈʔaʁmən].
What does "umarmen" mean?
As a verb, "umarmen" means: jemanden oder etwas in die Arme nehmen
What words are commonly confused with "umarmen"?
"umarmen" is commonly confused with "umarmt", "umarmte", "Umarmung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umarmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umarmen" is [ʊmˈʔaʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umarmen" come from?
"umarmen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "umarmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tourist#14,954totalen#14,953Symptom#14,947stiller#14,942

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

trägst10 variantsSchwamm10 variantsweithin10 variantsschalte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list