Umbra
German, noun[ˈʊmbʁa]
Umbra is spelled U-M-B-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umbra is a German feminine noun meaning “umbra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der dunkle Kern eines Sonnenflecks, der von hellerer Penumbra umgeben ist”.
What does Umbra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineumbra
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der dunkle Kern eines Sonnenflecks, der von hellerer Penumbra umgeben ist 2. braune bis dunkelbraune Erdfarbe oder Malerfarbe aus eisenhaltigem oder manganhaltigem Ton
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 Umbra
- Umbren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umbra?
- [ˈʊmbʁa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umbra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umbra in German?
Umbra appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).