Umgang
German, noun/ˈʊmɡaŋ/
Umgang is spelled U-M-G-A-N-G (6 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written German, the 2,063rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umgang is a German masculine noun meaning “dealings, (social) intercourse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Beziehung mit jemandem”.
What does Umgang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedealings, (social) intercourse
- 2
masculineacquaintances
- 3
masculineprocession
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Beziehung mit jemandem 2. das Hantieren oder Beschäftigen mit etwas 3. Gang um einen Gebäudeteil 4. das Gehen um etwas herum
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Umgang
- Umganges genitive
- Umgangs genitive
- Umgänge plural
- Umgange dative singular
- Umgängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umgang?
- /ˈʊmɡaŋ/
- [ˈʔʊmɡaŋ]
- [ˈʊmˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umgang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umgang in German?
Umgang appears 41 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).