umgefahren

[ˈʊmɡəˌfaːʁən]

/[ˈʊmɡəˌfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umgefahren” is uncommon German (frequency #65,781 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,781
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-umgefahren · umgefahren · German

umgefahren · rank #65,781 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,781
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umgangston

Nearest frequency peer: Umgangston (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „umgefahren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „umgefahren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umgefahren
PropertyValue
Headwordumgefahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmɡəˌfaːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umgefahren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.umgefahrenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Umgangston“ (#65,780), „umgesetzten“ (#65,782), „unangekündigt“ (#65,783). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umgefahren“ bei #65,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umgefahren is uncommon German at frequency #65,781 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmɡəˌfaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfahren".

Zero misspellings are on record for umgefahren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umgefahren, spelled U-M-G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfahren

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 "umgefahren"?
"umgefahren" is spelled U-M-G-E-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmɡəˌfaːʁən].
What does "umgefahren" mean?
As a verb, "umgefahren" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umfahren
How do you pronounce "umgefahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umgefahren" is [ˈʊmɡəˌfaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umgefahren" come from?
"umgefahren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Umgangston#65,780tätowierte#65,777unbelastet#65,785ungepflegt#65,788

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list