umfallen

[ˈʊmˌfalən]

/[ˈʊmˌfalən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umfallen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,932. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,932
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einer stehenden Position heraus zur Seite fallend in eine liegende Position kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umfallen · umfallen · German

umfallen · rank #22,932 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,932
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ultraschall

Nearest frequency peer: Ultraschall (-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 „umfallen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umfallen“ 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).

umfallen vs Unfälle
50% similar
umfallen vs umfassen
75% similar
umfallen vs Unfällen
63% similar

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

Key facts for umfallen
PropertyValue
Headwordumfallen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌfalən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,932
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umfallen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umfallenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ultraschall“ (#22,931), „unbeliebt“ (#22,933), „Ufern“ (#22,930). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umfallen“ bei #22,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around umfallen (IPA [ˈʊmˌfalən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,932 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for umfallen, with forms such as "mufallen", "ufmallen", and "umafllen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Unfälle", "umfassen", "Unfällen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is umfallen, spelled U-M-F-A-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer stehenden Position heraus zur Seite fallend in eine liegende Position kommen
  2. 2
    einen Schwächeanfall erleiden, bei dem man zu Boden geht
  3. 3
    sich im Nachhinein einer vorherrschenden Meinung oder Strömung beugen; den Widerstand oder seine Position aufgeben
  4. 4
    um etwas gebracht werden; leer ausgehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein angelehntes Fahrrad kann leicht umfallen.
  2. Die Katze jagte über den Tisch, die Vase wackelte und fiel dann um.

This word in other languages

fall down(English)caerse(Español)tomber(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mufallen
  • ufmallen
  • umafllen
  • umfaleln
  • umfalen
  • umfallenn
  • umfallne
  • umffallen
  • umflalen
  • ummfallen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umfallen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mufallen2ufmallen2umafllen2umfaleln2umfalen1umfallenn1umfallne2umffallen1
Edit distance from "umfallen"

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 "umfallen"?
"umfallen" is spelled U-M-F-A-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌfalən].
What does "umfallen" mean?
As a verb, "umfallen" means: aus einer stehenden Position heraus zur Seite fallend in eine liegende Position kommen
What words are commonly confused with "umfallen"?
"umfallen" is commonly confused with "Unfälle", "umfassen", "Unfällen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umfallen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umfallen" is [ˈʊmˌfalən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umfallen" come from?
"umfallen" 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 "umfallen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

träumte10 variantsViersen10 variantsVorlauf10 variantsstarts10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list