umgraben
[ˈʊmˌɡʁaːbn̩]
The verdict
“umgraben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die oberste Erdschicht mithilfe eines Spatens umwenden
Corpus desk
Index DE-umgraben · umgraben · German
umgraben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umgraben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌɡʁaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umgraben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umgraben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌɡʁaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die oberste Erdschicht mithilfe eines Spatens umwenden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for umgraben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 umgraben, spelled U-M-G-R-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1die oberste Erdschicht mithilfe eines Spatens umwenden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umgraben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er gräbt den Garten um, damit der Boden gelockert ist.
This word in other languages
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