umgegangen

[ˈʊmɡəˌɡaŋən]

/[ˈʊmɡəˌɡaŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umgegangen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,410
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-umgegangen · umgegangen · German

umgegangen · rank #18,410 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,410
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umfassendes

Nearest frequency peer: umfassendes (-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 „umgegangen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umgegangen“ 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).

umgegangen vs Umgebungen
70% similar

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

Key facts for umgegangen
PropertyValue
Headwordumgegangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmɡəˌɡaŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,410
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umgegangen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).umgegangenliegt 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: „umfassendes“ (#18,409), „una“ (#18,411), „Ulf“ (#18,408). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umgegangen“ bei #18,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around umgegangen (IPA [ˈʊmɡəˌɡaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,410 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umgehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for umgegangen, with forms such as "mugegangen", "ugmegangen", and "umeggangen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Umgebungen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umgegangen, spelled U-M-G-E-G-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umgehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mugegangen
  • ugmegangen
  • umeggangen
  • umgeagngen
  • umgegagnen
  • umgeganegn
  • umgegangenn
  • umgeganggen
  • umgegangne
  • umgeganngen
  • umgeggangen
  • umgegnagen
  • umggeangen
  • umggegangen
  • ummgegangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umgegangen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mugegangen2ugmegangen2umeggangen2umgeagngen2umgegagnen2umgeganegn2umgegangenn1umgeganggen1
Edit distance from "umgegangen"

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

Same letter count

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

unterhielt#18,415Vergeltung#18,424spekuliert#18,391wichtigere#18,436

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

widerlegen15 variantsschimpfen15 variantswohingegen15 variantsabsehbarer15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list