umbrella

[ʌmˈbɹɛlə]

/[ʌmˈbɹɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“umbrella” is uncommon German (frequency #60,171 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,171
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - faltbarer Schirm

Corpus desk

Index DE-umbrella · umbrella · German

umbrella · rank #60,171 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,171
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH umgetauscht

Nearest frequency peer: umgetauscht (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “umbrella”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “umbrella” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for umbrella
PropertyValue
Headwordumbrella
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʌmˈbɹɛlə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,171
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umbrella” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). umbrella lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umbrella is uncommon German at frequency #60,171 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʌmˈbɹɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

umbrella doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umbrella, spelled U-M-B-R-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    faltbarer Schirm
  2. 2
    faltbarer Schirm
  3. 3
    faltbarer Schirm
  4. 4
    Schutzschirm
  5. 5
    Zusammenfassung einer breitgefächerten Menge von Einzelelementen

Synonyms

rain umbrellaparasolsun umbrellaprotectionscopeunion

This word in other languages

paraguas(Español)parapluie(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umbrella"?
"umbrella" is spelled U-M-B-R-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ʌmˈbɹɛlə].
What does "umbrella" mean?
As a noun, "umbrella" means: faltbarer Schirm
How do you pronounce "umbrella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umbrella" is [ʌmˈbɹɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umbrella" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umleiten#60,174tiefstes#60,149Teuerung#60,141verheizt#60,205
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list