Umgebung
German, noun/ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ/
Umgebung is spelled U-M-G-E-B-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 60 times per million words in written German, the 1,424th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umgebung is a German feminine noun meaning “environment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bereich um einen Ort”.
What does Umgebung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineenvironment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings
In der Wildnis müssen Sie auf Ihre Umgebung achten.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bereich um einen Ort 2. Personen im Umkreis von jemandem 3. kurz für Laufzeitumgebung 4. kurz für Umgebungsprogramm
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 Umgebung
- Umgebungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umgebung?
- /ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ/
- [ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umgebung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umgebung in German?
Umgebung appears 60 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).