umbringen

[ˈʊmˌbʁɪŋən]

/[ˈʊmˌbʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umbringen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,642
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden töten, jemanden ums Leben bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umbringen · umbringen · German

umbringen · rank #8,642 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,642
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH türkisch

Nearest frequency peer: türkisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umbringen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „umbringen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umbringen vs umbringt
78% similar
umbringen vs umzubringen
82% similar
umbringen vs übrigen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umbringen
PropertyValue
Headwordumbringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌbʁɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,642
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umbringen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).umbringenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „türkisch“ (#8,641), „umfassen“ (#8,643), „thematisiert“ (#8,640). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umbringen“ bei #8,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around umbringen (IPA [ˈʊmˌbʁɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,642 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for umbringen, with forms such as "mubringen", "ubmringen", and "umbbringen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "umbringt", "umzubringen", "übrigen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is umbringen, spelled U-M-B-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden töten, jemanden ums Leben bringen
  2. 2
    sich selbst töten
  3. 3
    sich/jemanden sehr anstrengen
  4. 4
    etwas auf sehr übertriebene Weise machen
  5. 5
    jemanden verrückt machen
  6. 6
    nicht zu zerstören sein, unverwüstlich sein
  7. 7
    an einen anderen Ort bringen
  8. 8
    Bock und Rost in ein anderes Feuer bringen
  9. 9
    zurückbringen
  10. 10
    etwas umpflügen
  11. 11
    zu Boden bringen, zu Boden werfen
  12. 12
    von einem Ort wegbringen
  13. 13
    eine Sache zerstören, vernichten
  14. 14
    (Besitz, seltener auch Zeit) durchbringen, verprassen, vergeuden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how umbringen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich werde dieses Miststück umbringen.
  2. Die Raucherei wird dich nochmal umbringen.

Synonyms

abmurksenkaltmachentötentotmachenSelbstmordSuizidhinbringenzurückbringenumpflügenfortbringenwegbringenvernichtenzerstörendurchbringenvergeudenverprassenverschwenden

Antonyms

sparen

This word in other languages

kill(English)matar(Español)tuer(Français)matar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mubringen
  • ubmringen
  • umbbringen
  • umbirngen
  • umbrignen
  • umbrinegn
  • umbringenn
  • umbringgen
  • umbringne
  • umbrinngen
  • umbrnigen
  • umbrringen
  • ummbringen
  • umrbingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umbringen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mubringen2ubmringen2umbbringen1umbirngen2umbrignen2umbrinegn2umbringenn1umbringgen1
Edit distance from "umbringen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umbringen"?
"umbringen" is spelled U-M-B-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌbʁɪŋən].
What does "umbringen" mean?
As a verb, "umbringen" means: jemanden töten, jemanden ums Leben bringen
What words are commonly confused with "umbringen"?
"umbringen" is commonly confused with "umbringt", "umzubringen", "übrigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umbringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umbringen" is [ˈʊmˌbʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umbringen" come from?
"umbringen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list