umgab

[ˈʊmˌɡaːp]

/[ˈʊmˌɡaːp]/ verb

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The verdict

“umgab” is uncommon German (frequency #54,162 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,162
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-umgab · umgab · German

umgab · rank #54,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,162
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umstrukturier…

Nearest frequency peer: Umstrukturierungen (+2 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 „umgab“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umgab
PropertyValue
Headwordumgab
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌɡaːp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umgab“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.umgabfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Umstrukturierungen“ (#54,164), „Umweltzerstörung“ (#54,165), „turtles“ (#54,158). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umgab“ bei #54,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umgab is uncommon German at frequency #54,162 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌɡaːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for umgab, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umgab, spelled U-M-G-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umgeben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umgeben

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 "umgab"?
"umgab" is spelled U-M-G-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌɡaːp].
What does "umgab" mean?
As a verb, "umgab" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umgeben
How do you pronounce "umgab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umgab" is [ˈʊmˌɡaːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umgab" come from?
"umgab" 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 "umgab", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verbs#54,194sperr#54,095simba#54,083Werts#54,241

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list