Umdrehung
German, noun[ʊmˈdʁeːʊŋ]
Umdrehung is spelled U-M-D-R-E-H-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 62,285th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umdrehung is a German feminine noun meaning “a single cycle of rotation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vollständige Rotation um eine Drehachse”.
What does Umdrehung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea single cycle of rotation
- 2
colloquialfeminineone percent alcohol
Dieses Bier hat vier Umdrehungen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vollständige Rotation um eine Drehachse 2. ein Volumenprozent Alkohol in einem Getränk
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 Umdrehung
- Umdrehungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umdrehung?
- [ʊmˈdʁeːʊŋ]
- [ʊmˈdreːʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umdrehung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umdrehung in German?
Umdrehung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).