umblicken
[ˈʊmˌblɪkn̩]
The verdict
“umblicken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um sich herum oder auch nach hinten schauen, indem man den Kopf wendet
Corpus desk
Index DE-umblicken · umblicken · German
umblicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | umblicken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌblɪkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umblicken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umblicken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌblɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "um sich herum oder auch nach hinten schauen, indem man den Kopf wendet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for umblicken, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umblicken, spelled U-M-B-L-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1um sich herum oder auch nach hinten schauen, indem man den Kopf wendet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umblicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deine Eltern sagten, dass sie sich draußen ein wenig umblicken wollten.
Es war an der Zeit, sich nach einem anderen Arbeitsplatz umzublicken.
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.