umbuchen

[ˈʊmˌbuːxn̩]

/[ˈʊmˌbuːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“umbuchen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,698 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,698
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Reservierung (Buchung) ändern

Corpus desk

Index DE-umbuchen · umbuchen · German

umbuchen · rank #89,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,698
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ueckermünde

Nearest frequency peer: Ueckermünde (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „umbuchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „umbuchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umbuchen
PropertyValue
Headwordumbuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌbuːxn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umbuchen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).umbuchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ueckermünde“ (#89,697), „Umfragewerten“ (#89,699), „Türöffnung“ (#89,696). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umbuchen“ bei #89,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umbuchen is uncommon German at frequency #89,698 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌbuːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for umbuchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umbuchen, spelled U-M-B-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Reservierung (Buchung) ändern
  2. 2
    einen bereits gebuchten Betrag auf ein anderes Konto verschieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich muss die Reise umbuchen.
  2. Ich buche den Flug auf einen späteren Termin um.

Antonyms

beibehaltenstornieren

This word in other languages

rebook(English)

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 "umbuchen"?
"umbuchen" is spelled U-M-B-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌbuːxn̩].
What does "umbuchen" mean?
As a verb, "umbuchen" means: eine Reservierung (Buchung) ändern
How do you pronounce "umbuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umbuchen" is [ˈʊmˌbuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umbuchen" come from?
"umbuchen" 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 "umbuchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

unhörbar#89,722velocity#89,743vergräbt#89,751Südpfalz#89,642

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list