umgekehrten

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

[ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩]

/[ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“umgekehrten” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,352
frequency rank, German: 30,279
“U” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

umgekehrten vs umgekehrter

91% similar

umgekehrten vs umgekehrt

82% similar

umgekehrten vs umgekehrte

91% similar

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

Key facts for umgekehrten
Property	Value
Headword	umgekehrten
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#33,352
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umgekehrten” 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). umgekehrten lands here:

#33,352

#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 17 spelling variants around umgekehrten (IPA [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,352 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for umgekehrten, with forms such as "mugekehrten", "ugmekehrten", and "umegkehrten". 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", "umgekehrt", "umgekehrte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umgekehrten, spelled U-M-G-E-K-E-H-R-T-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
15
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
16
Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt
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Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mugekehrten,ugmekehrten,umegkehrten,umgeekhrten,umgekehhrten,umgekehretn,umgekehrrten,umgekehrtenn,umgekehrtne,umgekehrtten,umgekehtren,umgekerhten,umgekherten,umgekkehrten,umggekehrten,umgkeehrten,ummgekehrten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "umgekehrten"

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 "umgekehrten"?

"umgekehrten" is spelled U-M-G-E-K-E-H-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩].

What does "umgekehrten" mean?

As an adjective, "umgekehrten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt

What words are commonly confused with "umgekehrten"?

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

How do you pronounce "umgekehrten"?

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

What language does "umgekehrten" come from?

"umgekehrten" 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 “umgekehrten”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩] (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. umgekehrten vs umgekehrter
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.