Umfangs

[ˈʊmfaŋs]

/[ˈʊmfaŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Umfangs” is uncommon German (frequency #50,120 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,120
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Umfang

Corpus desk

Index DE-umfangs · Umfangs · German

Umfangs · rank #50,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,120
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uhlmann

Nearest frequency peer: Uhlmann (-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 „Umfangs“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Umfangs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Umfangs
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmfangs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊmfaŋs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Umfangs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Umfangsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Uhlmann“ (#50,119), „Umweltbedingungen“ (#50,121), „Türöffner“ (#50,118). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Umfangs“ bei #50,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Umfangs is uncommon German at frequency #50,120 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊmfaŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Umfang".

Umfangs has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Umfangs, spelled U-M-F-A-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Umfang

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 "Umfangs"?
"Umfangs" is spelled U-M-F-A-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmfaŋs].
What does "Umfangs" mean?
As a noun, "Umfangs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Umfang
How do you pronounce "Umfangs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umfangs" is [ˈʊmfaŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umfangs" come from?
"Umfangs" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Uhlmann#50,119Sümpfen#50,092silbern#50,055waiting#50,186

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list