umgehend

[ˈʊmɡeːənt]

/[ˈʊmɡeːənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“umgehend” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,736
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne eine Verzögerung; unverzüglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-umgehend · umgehend · German

umgehend · rank #6,736 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,736
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umfassenden

Nearest frequency peer: umfassenden (-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 „umgehend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umgehend“ 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).

umgehend vs umsehen
75% similar
umgehend vs Umgehung
63% similar
umgehend vs umgehen
88% similar

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

Key facts for umgehend
PropertyValue
Headwordumgehend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊmɡeːənt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,736
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umgehend“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umgehendliegt 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: „umfassenden“ (#6,735), „unabhängigen“ (#6,737), „Ursula“ (#6,738). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umgehend“ bei #6,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around umgehend (IPA [ˈʊmɡeːənt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,736 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne eine Verzögerung; unverzüglich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for umgehend, with forms such as "mugehend", "ugmehend", and "umeghend". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "umsehen", "Umgehung", "umgehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umgehend, spelled U-M-G-E-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne eine Verzögerung; unverzüglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Danke für die umgehende Beantwortung meines Briefes.
  2. Bitte komm umgehend nach Hause.

Synonyms

alsbaldigsofortunverzüglich

Antonyms

niespäterverzögert

This word in other languages

immediate(English)inmediato(Español)immédiat(Français)imediato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mugehend
  • ugmehend
  • umeghend
  • umgeehnd
  • umgehedn
  • umgehendd
  • umgehennd
  • umgehhend
  • umgehned
  • umggehend
  • umgheend
  • ummgehend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umgehend - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mugehend2ugmehend2umeghend2umgeehnd2umgehedn2umgehendd1umgehennd1umgehhend1
Edit distance from "umgehend"

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 "umgehend"?
"umgehend" is spelled U-M-G-E-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmɡeːənt].
What does "umgehend" mean?
As an adjective, "umgehend" means: ohne eine Verzögerung; unverzüglich
What words are commonly confused with "umgehend"?
"umgehend" is commonly confused with "umsehen", "Umgehung", "umgehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umgehend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umgehend" is [ˈʊmɡeːənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umgehend" come from?
"umgehend" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

traurige#6,731verweist#6,743semester#6,725Schwaben#6,723

Similar misspelling depth

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

Vormittag12 variantszugrunde12 variantsPrognose12 variantserhöhten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list