umbaut

[ˈumˌbaʊ̯t]

/[ˈumˌbaʊ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“umbaut” is uncommon German (frequency #92,339 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,339
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umbauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umbaut · umbaut · German

umbaut · rank #92,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,339
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umgangssprach…

Nearest frequency peer: umgangssprachlichen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „umbaut“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „umbaut“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umbaut
PropertyValue
Headwordumbaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈumˌbaʊ̯t]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umbaut“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umbautfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umgangssprachlichen“ (#92,340), „UDP“ (#92,337), „umgarnt“ (#92,341). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umbaut“ bei #92,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umbaut is uncommon German at frequency #92,339 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈumˌbaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for umbaut, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is umbaut, spelled U-M-B-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umbauen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umbauen

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 "umbaut"?
"umbaut" is spelled U-M-B-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈumˌbaʊ̯t].
What does "umbaut" mean?
As a verb, "umbaut" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umbauen
How do you pronounce "umbaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umbaut" is [ˈumˌbaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umbaut" come from?
"umbaut" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tötest#92,335Syrian#92,281Sprays#92,247Sonora#92,232

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list