Umgangssprache

Name: Umgangssprache, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxə]

/[ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Umgangssprache” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,799
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Form der Sprache (Sprachvarietät), die zwischen Standardsprache und Dialekt angesiedelt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-umgangssprache · Umgangssprache · German

Umgangssprache · rank #25,799 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #25,799
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 22 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH Umbenennung

Nearest frequency peer: Umbenennung (-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.

Trockner

74,205
Tumoren

74,204
Umbenennung

74,203
Umgangsspra…

74,202
underground

74,201
unerhört

74,200

What this shows „Umgangssprache“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Umgangssprache
Property	Value
Headword	Umgangssprache
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxə]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#25,799
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Umgangssprache“

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

#25,799

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umbenennung“ (#25,798), „underground“ (#25,800), „Tumoren“ (#25,797). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Umgangssprache“ bei #25,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Umgangssprache (IPA [ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,799 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Umgangssprache, with forms such as "mugangssprache", "ugmangssprache", and "umagngssprache". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Umgangssprache, spelled U-M-G-A-N-G-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.

Definition

1
Form der Sprache (Sprachvarietät), die zwischen Standardsprache und Dialekt angesiedelt ist
2
Bezeichnung für Sprachstile, die im eher privaten, informellen Sprachgebrauch verwendet werden und sich dabei von der Standardsprache unterscheiden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Zwischen Standardsprache und Dialekten gibt es eine Fülle von Formen der Umgangssprache.
„Ebenfalls mit den Umgangssprachen, also jenen zwischen Standard und Dialekten liegenden sprachlichen Varietäten, beschäftigte sich Jürgen Eichhoff (Pennsylvania State University, USA) in seinem Vortrag »Umgangssprachen im Lichte der Wortgeographie«.“

Antonyms

Dichtersprache Fachsprache Gebärdensprache Hochsprache Fremdsprache Mediensprache Schriftsprache Standardsprache Wissenschaftssprache

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

mugangssprache
ugmangssprache
umagngssprache
umgagnssprache
umganggssprache
umgangsprache
umgangspsrache
umgangssparche
umgangsspprache
umgangsspracche
umgangsspraceh
umgangssprachhe
umgangssprahce
umgangssprcahe
umgangssprrache
umgangssrpache
umgangßprache
umganngssprache
umgansgsprache
umggangssprache
umgnagssprache
ummgangssprache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Umgangssprache - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Umgangssprache"

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 "Umgangssprache"?

"Umgangssprache" is spelled U-M-G-A-N-G-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxə].

What does "Umgangssprache" mean?

As a noun, "Umgangssprache" means: Form der Sprache (Sprachvarietät), die zwischen Standardsprache und Dialekt angesiedelt ist

What are common misspellings of "Umgangssprache"?

Common misspellings include "mugangssprache", "ugmangssprache", "umagngssprache", "umgagnssprache", "umganggssprache". The correct spelling is "Umgangssprache".

How do you pronounce "Umgangssprache"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umgangssprache" is [ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Umgangssprache" come from?

"Umgangssprache" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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

Same letter count

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