umgeben

[ˈʊmˌɡeːbn̩]

/[ˈʊmˌɡeːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“umgeben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,743
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um jemanden etwas herumgeben, etwas umhängen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umgeben · umgeben · German

umgeben · rank #4,743 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,743
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ulm

Nearest frequency peer: Ulm (-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 „umgeben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umgeben“ 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).

umgeben vs umgehen
86% similar
umgeben vs umsehen
71% similar
umgeben vs umlegen
71% similar

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

Key facts for umgeben
PropertyValue
Headwordumgeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌɡeːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,743
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umgeben“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ulm“ (#4,742), „Umzug“ (#4,744), „Touristen“ (#4,741). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umgeben“ bei #4,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around umgeben (IPA [ˈʊmˌɡeːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,743 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "um jemanden etwas herumgeben, etwas umhängen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for umgeben, with forms such as "mugeben", "ugmeben", and "umegben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "umgehen", "umsehen", "umlegen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umgeben, spelled U-M-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    um jemanden etwas herumgeben, etwas umhängen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Gib dem Kind einen Schal um, damit es sich nicht erkältet!

This word in other languages

put on(English)rodear(Español)entourer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mugeben
  • ugmeben
  • umegben
  • umgbeen
  • umgebben
  • umgebenn
  • umgebne
  • umgeebn
  • umggeben
  • ummgeben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mugeben2ugmeben2umegben2umgbeen2umgebben1umgebenn1umgebne2umgeebn2
Edit distance from "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 "umgeben"?
"umgeben" is spelled U-M-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌɡeːbn̩].
What does "umgeben" mean?
As a verb, "umgeben" means: um jemanden etwas herumgeben, etwas umhängen
What words are commonly confused with "umgeben"?
"umgeben" is commonly confused with "umgehen", "umsehen", "umlegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umgeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umgeben" is [ˈʊmˌɡeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umgeben" come from?
"umgeben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schmuck#4,736Roboter#4,733Patient#4,730zumeist#4,756

Similar misspelling depth

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

abseits10 variantsneulich10 variantsAngeles10 variantsAnstieg10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list