umhin

[ʊmˈhɪn]

/[ʊmˈhɪn]/ adv

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The verdict

“umhin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,466
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um etwas herum

Corpus desk

Index DE-umhin · umhin · German

umhin · rank #38,466 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,466
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umfragewerte

Nearest frequency peer: Umfragewerte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umhin“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „umhin“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umhin vs Urin
40% similar
umhin vs umher
60% similar
umhin vs Umhang
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umhin
PropertyValue
Headwordumhin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ʊmˈhɪn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,466
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umhin“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umhinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umfragewerte“ (#38,465), „unabsichtlich“ (#38,467), „Uhu“ (#38,464). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umhin“ bei #38,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around umhin (IPA [ʊmˈhɪn]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #38,466 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "um etwas herum".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for umhin, with forms such as "muhin", "uhmin", and "umhhin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Urin", "umher", "Umhang", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is umhin, spelled U-M-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    um etwas herum

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how umhin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Boot fährt hinter der Insel umhin.

Antonyms

umher

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • muhin
  • uhmin
  • umhhin
  • umhinn
  • umhni
  • umihn
  • ummhin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umhin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

muhin2uhmin2umhhin1umhinn1umhni2umihn2ummhin1
Edit distance from "umhin"

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 "umhin"?
"umhin" is spelled U-M-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈhɪn].
What does "umhin" mean?
As an adverb, "umhin" means: um etwas herum
What words are commonly confused with "umhin"?
"umhin" is commonly confused with "Urin", "umher", "Umhang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umhin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umhin" is [ʊmˈhɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umhin" come from?
"umhin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tutti#38,461tobte#38,447weben#38,516write#38,531

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

salto7 variantsSaldo7 variantsalong7 variantsPkws7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list