umhauen
[ˈʊmˌhaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“umhauen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,779 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,779
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Schlag/Schlägen (zum Beispiel der Faust oder Axt) zu Fall bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umhauen · umhauen · German
umhauen · rank #68,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,779
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH Umdeutung
Nearest frequency peer: Umdeutung (-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 „umhauen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- twice
twice
31,225 corpus weight
- tätlich
tätlich
31,224 corpus weight
- Umdeutung
Umdeutung
31,223 corpus weight
- umhauen
umhauen
31,222 corpus weight
- umklammert
umklammert
31,221 corpus weight
- umkämpfte
umkämpfte
31,220 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „umhauen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umhauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌhaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,779 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umhauen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umhauen is uncommon German at frequency #68,779 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌhaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
umhauen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is umhauen, spelled U-M-H-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem Schlag/Schlägen (zum Beispiel der Faust oder Axt) zu Fall bringen
- 2die innere Stabilität zerstören
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umhauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir hauen die Tanne um, dann bekommt der Rasen mehr Licht.
Er läuft hinter dem Mann her, stellt ihn und haut ihn mit einer gezielten Geraden um.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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