Umbruch

/[ˈʊmˌbʁʊx]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,853

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Umbruch is aGermannoun. It means: folgenreicher (insbesondere gesellschaftlicher, technischer) Wandel, Umwälzung Pronounced [ˈʊmˌbʁʊx]. Often confused with Umbrüche.

Key facts for Umbruch
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmbruch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊmˌbʁʊx]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,853
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Umbruch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Umbruch is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊmˌbʁʊx]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,853 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Umbruch, with forms such as "mubruch", "ubmruch", and "umbbruch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Umbrüche", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Umbruch, spelled U-M-B-R-U-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    folgenreicher (insbesondere gesellschaftlicher, technischer) Wandel, Umwälzung
  2. 2
    wenn Text in einer Zeile endet und in der folgenden Zeile fortgesetzt wird
  3. 3
    Gesamtheit aller Zeilenumbrüche eines Textes, früher und in typographisch anspruchsvollen Publikationen auch heute noch von Hand austariert
  4. 4
    das Umbrechen des abgeernteten Feldes für neue Saat und zukünftige Ernten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mubruch,ubmruch,umbbruch,umbrcuh,umbrruch,umbrucch,umbruchh,umbruhc,umburch,ummbruch,umrbuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Umbruch

Misspelling Variants of "Umbruch"

mubruch7ubmruch7umbbruch8umbrcuh7umbrruch8umbrucch8umbruchh8umbruhc7
Misspelling Variants of "Umbruch"

Frequency rank: #16,853 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Umbruch"?
"Umbruch" is spelled U-M-B-R-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌbʁʊx].
What does "Umbruch" mean?
As a noun, "Umbruch" means: folgenreicher (insbesondere gesellschaftlicher, technischer) Wandel, Umwälzung
What words are commonly confused with "Umbruch"?
"Umbruch" is commonly confused with "Umbrüche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Umbruch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umbruch" is [ˈʊmˌbʁʊx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umbruch" come from?
"Umbruch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.