umbinden
[ˈʊmˌbɪndn̩]
The verdict
“umbinden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas um einen Körperteil (herum)binden
Corpus desk
Index DE-umbinden · umbinden · German
umbinden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | umbinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌbɪndn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umbinden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umbinden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌbɪndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas um einen Körperteil (herum)binden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umbinden, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is umbinden, spelled U-M-B-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas um einen Körperteil (herum)binden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umbinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe mich nicht gewaschen, in aller Eile angezogen, die Strümpfe verwechselt und mir eine falsche Krawatte umgebunden.
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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.