umfasst

[ˌʊmˈfast]

/[ˌʊmˈfast]/ verb

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The verdict

“umfasst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,745
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umfasst · umfasst · German

umfasst · rank #2,745 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,745
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Variante

Nearest frequency peer: Variante (+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 „umfasst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umfasst“ 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).

umfasst vs umfasste
88% similar
umfasst vs umfassten
78% similar
umfasst vs umfassen
75% similar

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

Key facts for umfasst
PropertyValue
Headwordumfasst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊmˈfast]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,745
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umfasst“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.umfasstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Variante“ (#2,746), „SV“ (#2,743), „verbessern“ (#2,747). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umfasst“ bei #2,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around umfasst (IPA [ˌʊmˈfast]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,745 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfassen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for umfasst, with forms such as "mufasst", "ufmasst", and "umafsst". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "umfasste", "umfassten", "umfassen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is umfasst, spelled U-M-F-A-S-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfassen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mufasst
  • ufmasst
  • umafsst
  • umfasstt
  • umfast
  • umfasts
  • umfaßt
  • umffasst
  • umfsast
  • ummfasst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umfasst - 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.

mufasst2ufmasst2umafsst2umfasstt1umfast1umfasts2umfaßt2umffasst1
Edit distance from "umfasst"

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 "umfasst"?
"umfasst" is spelled U-M-F-A-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊmˈfast].
What does "umfasst" mean?
As a verb, "umfasst" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfassen
What words are commonly confused with "umfasst"?
"umfasst" is commonly confused with "umfasste", "umfassten", "umfassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umfasst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umfasst" is [ˌʊmˈfast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umfasst" come from?
"umfasst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Vereins#2,748Anlagen#2,753normale#2,736lächeln#2,734

Similar misspelling depth

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

wächst10 variantsgenerell10 variantsGelände10 variantsmaximal10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list