umgucken
[ˈʊmˌɡʊkn̩]
The verdict
“umgucken” 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) - den Kopf oder Körper wenden, um etwas anzusehen, das hinter einem liegt oder rund um einen herum geschieht
Corpus desk
Index DE-umgucken · umgucken · German
umgucken · 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 | umgucken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌɡʊkn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umgucken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umgucken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌɡʊkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for umgucken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umgucken, spelled U-M-G-U-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Kopf oder Körper wenden, um etwas anzusehen, das hinter einem liegt oder rund um einen herum geschieht
- 2nach Alternativen suchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umgucken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Guck dich nicht um! Da steht unser Nachbar bei der komischen Frau da.
Ok, wir gucken uns kurz auf der Anlage um, und dann treffen wir uns in der Umkleidekabine.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.