umgeschrieben
[ˈʊmɡəˌʃʁiːbn̩]
The verdict
“umgeschrieben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,675 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #39,675
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umschreiben
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umgeschrieben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmɡəˌʃʁiːbn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #39,675 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “umgeschrieben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for umgeschrieben is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊmɡəˌʃʁiːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,675 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umschreiben".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for umgeschrieben, with forms such as "mugeschrieben", "ugmeschrieben", and "umegschrieben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "umschrieben", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umgeschrieben, spelled U-M-G-E-S-C-H-R-I-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umschreiben
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mugeschrieben,ugmeschrieben,umegschrieben,umgecshrieben,umgescchrieben,umgeschhrieben,umgeschireben,umgeschreiben,umgeschribeen,umgeschriebben,umgeschriebenn,umgeschriebne,umgeschrieebn,umgeschrrieben,umgescrhieben,umgeshcrieben,umgesschrieben,umggeschrieben,umgsechrieben,ummgeschrieben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umgeschrieben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Using “umgeschrieben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-M-G-E-S-C-H-R-I-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊmɡəˌʃʁiːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “umschrieben” - see the side-by-side comparison. umgeschrieben vs umschrieben
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.