umfahren

[ʊmˈfaːʁən]

/[ʊmˈfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umfahren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,835
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um etwas oder um jemanden herumfahren; ausweichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umfahren · umfahren · German

umfahren · rank #31,835 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,835
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ud

Nearest frequency peer: Ud (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umfahren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „umfahren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umfahren vs umfassen
75% similar
umfahren vs umfallen
75% similar
umfahren vs umkehren
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umfahren
PropertyValue
Headwordumfahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʊmˈfaːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,835
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umfahren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).umfahrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ud“ (#31,834), „umgekehrter“ (#31,836), „umgekommen“ (#31,837). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umfahren“ bei #31,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around umfahren (IPA [ʊmˈfaːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,835 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "um etwas oder um jemanden herumfahren; ausweichen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for umfahren, with forms such as "mufahren", "ufmahren", and "umafhren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "umfassen", "umfallen", "umkehren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umfahren, spelled U-M-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    um etwas oder um jemanden herumfahren; ausweichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich umfahre die Innenstadt.
  2. Sie sollen den Polizisten umfahren und nicht umfahren!

This word in other languages

round(English)contourner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mufahren
  • ufmahren
  • umafhren
  • umfahern
  • umfahhren
  • umfahrenn
  • umfahrne
  • umfahrren
  • umfarhen
  • umffahren
  • umfharen
  • ummfahren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umfahren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mufahren2ufmahren2umafhren2umfahern2umfahhren1umfahrenn1umfahrne2umfahrren1
Edit distance from "umfahren"

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 "umfahren"?
"umfahren" is spelled U-M-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈfaːʁən].
What does "umfahren" mean?
As a verb, "umfahren" means: um etwas oder um jemanden herumfahren; ausweichen
What words are commonly confused with "umfahren"?
"umfahren" is commonly confused with "umfassen", "umfallen", "umkehren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umfahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umfahren" is [ʊmˈfaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umfahren" come from?
"umfahren" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "umfahren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Torjäger#31,826thinking#31,821Vogtland#31,866Vorsätze#31,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Schmalz12 variantswürdiger12 variantssaftigen12 variantsquartiere12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list