umgekehrte

Name: umgekehrte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“umgekehrte” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,337
frequency rank, German: 30,279
“U” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umgekehrte vs umgekehrter

91% similar

umgekehrte vs umgekehrten

91% similar

umgekehrte vs umgekehrt

90% similar

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

Key facts for umgekehrte
Property	Value
Headword	umgekehrte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#30,337
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umgekehrte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). umgekehrte lands here:

#30,337

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around umgekehrte (IPA [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,337 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for umgekehrte, with forms such as "mugekehrte", "ugmekehrte", and "umegkehrte". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "umgekehrter", "umgekehrten", "umgekehrt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umgekehrte, spelled U-M-G-E-K-E-H-R-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

mugekehrte
ugmekehrte
umegkehrte
umgeekhrte
umgekehhrte
umgekehret
umgekehrrte
umgekehrtte
umgekehtre
umgekerhte
umgekherte
umgekkehrte
umggekehrte
umgkeehrte
ummgekehrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "umgekehrte"

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 "umgekehrte"?

"umgekehrte" is spelled U-M-G-E-K-E-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tə].

What does "umgekehrte" mean?

As an adjective, "umgekehrte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgekehrt

What words are commonly confused with "umgekehrte"?

"umgekehrte" is commonly confused with "umgekehrter", "umgekehrten", "umgekehrt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "umgekehrte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umgekehrte" is [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "umgekehrte" come from?

"umgekehrte" 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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Using “umgekehrte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is U-M-G-E-K-E-H-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “umgekehrter” - see the side-by-side comparison. umgekehrte vs umgekehrter
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.