umerziehen

[ˈʊmʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːən]

/[ˈʊmʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːən]/ verb

The verdict

“umerziehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden, unter Umständen auch unter Zwang, dazu bringen, sein Verhalten zu ändern

Corpus desk

Index DE-umerziehen · umerziehen · German

umerziehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for umerziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordumerziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umerziehen“ im Deutschen

umerziehenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umerziehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden, unter Umständen auch unter Zwang, dazu bringen, sein Verhalten zu ändern".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umerziehen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is umerziehen, spelled U-M-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden, unter Umständen auch unter Zwang, dazu bringen, sein Verhalten zu ändern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kriegsgefangene sollten durch Zwangsarbeit umerzogen werden.
  2. Was passierte, wenn man alle Linkshänder einfach umerzöge?

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umerziehen"?
"umerziehen" is spelled U-M-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːən].
What does "umerziehen" mean?
As a verb, "umerziehen" means: jemanden, unter Umständen auch unter Zwang, dazu bringen, sein Verhalten zu ändern
How do you pronounce "umerziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umerziehen" is [ˈʊmʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umerziehen" come from?
"umerziehen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list