Umbildung
German, noun/ˈʊm.bɪl.dʊŋ/
Umbildung is spelled U-M-B-I-L-D-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umbildung is a German feminine noun meaning “restructuring, reorganization, reshuffle, shake-up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Veränderung von etwas”.
What does Umbildung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerestructuring, reorganization, reshuffle, shake-up
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Veränderung von etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Umbildung
- Umbildungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umbildung?
- /ˈʊm.bɪl.dʊŋ/
- [ˈʔʊmˌbɪldʊŋ]
- [ˈʊmˌbɪldʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umbildung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umbildung in German?
Umbildung appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).