Umgebung

[ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ]

/[ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Umgebung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,437. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,437
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereich um einen Ort

Corpus desk

Index DE-umgebung · Umgebung · German

Umgebung · rank #1,437 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,437
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Türkei

Nearest frequency peer: Türkei (-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 „Umgebung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Umgebung“ 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).

Umgebung vs Umgehung
88% similar
Umgebung vs Umgebungen
80% similar
Umgebung vs umgeben
63% similar

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

Key facts for Umgebung
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmgebung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,437
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Umgebung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Türkei“ (#1,436), „verantwortlich“ (#1,438), „soziale“ (#1,435). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Umgebung“ bei #1,437. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Umgebung (IPA [ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,437 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Umgebung, with forms such as "mugebung", "ugmebung", and "umegbung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Umgehung", "Umgebungen", "umgeben", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Umgebung, spelled U-M-G-E-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich um einen Ort
  2. 2
    Personen im Umkreis von jemandem
  3. 3
    kurz für Laufzeitumgebung
  4. 4
    kurz für Umgebungsprogramm
  5. 5
    Teilmenge in einem topologischen Raum, die eine offene Teilmenge enthält, die einen bestimmten Punkt des Raumes enthält
  6. 6
    Medium, das mit einem betrachteten System verbunden ist und mit dem das System Materie oder Energie austauschen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Umgebung von Göttingen gibt es viele Wälder.
  2. „Auf der Suche nach meinem neuen Domizil begann ich, in die nähere Umgebung Jerichos zu fahren und dort, unter den einzelnen in die Landschaft gestreuten Häusern, Ausschau zu halten.“

Synonyms

MilieuUmfeldAblaufumgebungAusführungsumgebungLaufzeitumgebung

This word in other languages

surrounding(English)entorno(Español)environ(Français)vizinhança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mugebung
  • ugmebung
  • umegbung
  • umgbeung
  • umgebbung
  • umgebnug
  • umgebugn
  • umgebungg
  • umgebunng
  • umgeubng
  • umggebung
  • ummgebung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mugebung2ugmebung2umegbung2umgbeung2umgebbung1umgebnug2umgebugn2umgebungg1
Edit distance from "Umgebung"

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 "Umgebung"?
"Umgebung" is spelled U-M-G-E-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ].
What does "Umgebung" mean?
As a noun, "Umgebung" means: Bereich um einen Ort
What words are commonly confused with "Umgebung"?
"Umgebung" is commonly confused with "Umgehung", "Umgebungen", "umgeben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Umgebung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umgebung" is [ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umgebung" come from?
"Umgebung" 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 "Umgebung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weltweit#1,439Sekunden#1,433Familien#1,448Künstler#1,424

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

passieren12 variantsgehalten12 variantsbezahlen12 variantsEindruck12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list