Umdrehung
[ʊmˈdʁeːʊŋ]
The verdict
“Umdrehung” is uncommon German (frequency #62,937 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,937
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vollständige Rotation um eine Drehachse
Corpus desk
Index DE-umdrehung · Umdrehung · German
Umdrehung · rank #62,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,937
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH Umhängen
Nearest frequency peer: Umhängen (+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 „Umdrehung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Tudor
Tudor
37,068 corpus weight
- Tumorzellen
Tumorzellen
37,067 corpus weight
- Twink
Twink
37,066 corpus weight
- Umdrehung
Umdrehung
37,064 corpus weight
- Umhängen
Umhängen
37,063 corpus weight
- umweltfreun…
umweltfreundlichen
37,061 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Umdrehung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Umdrehung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʊmˈdʁeːʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,937 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Umdrehung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Umdrehung is uncommon German at frequency #62,937 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊmˈdʁeːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Umdrehung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Umdrehung, spelled U-M-D-R-E-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1vollständige Rotation um eine Drehachse
- 2ein Volumenprozent Alkohol in einem Getränk
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Umdrehung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach jeder Umdrehung des Zahnrades wird der Zähler um eine Stelle weitergestellt.
„Dass ein mit mehreren tausend Umdrehungen arbeitender Automotor ohne Übersetzung die Kraft nicht auf die Straße bekommt, ist jedermann klar - aber wozu sollte ein Getriebe bei einem Flugzeug gut sein?“
Synonyms
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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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