umging

[ʊmˈɡɪŋ]

/[ʊmˈɡɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“umging” is uncommon German (frequency #61,119 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,119
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs umgehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umging · umging · German

umging · rank #61,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,119
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Täuschungen

Nearest frequency peer: Täuschungen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „umging“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „umging“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umging
PropertyValue
Headwordumging
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʊmˈɡɪŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umging“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).umgingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Täuschungen“ (#61,118), „Umnutzung“ (#61,120), „tätigt“ (#61,117). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umging“ bei #61,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umging is uncommon German at frequency #61,119 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈɡɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

umging doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umging, spelled U-M-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs umgehen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs umgehen

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 "umging"?
"umging" is spelled U-M-G-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈɡɪŋ].
What does "umging" mean?
As a verb, "umging" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs umgehen
How do you pronounce "umging"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umging" is [ʊmˈɡɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umging" come from?
"umging" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tätigt#61,117tupfen#61,116tröste#61,115tonner#61,104

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list