umhüllen

[ʊmˈhʏlən]

/[ʊmˈhʏlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umhüllen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,209 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,209
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine äußere Lage (eine Hülle) um ein Inneres sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-umhullen · umhüllen · German

umhüllen · rank #99,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,209
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umjubelten

Nearest frequency peer: umjubelten (+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 „umhüllen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umhüllen
PropertyValue
Headwordumhüllen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʊmˈhʏlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umhüllen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umhüllenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umjubelten“ (#99,210), „Ukrainerin“ (#99,207), „Umweltbundesamtes“ (#99,211). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umhüllen“ bei #99,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umhüllen is uncommon German at frequency #99,209 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈhʏlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umhüllen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 umhüllen, spelled U-M-H-Ü-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine äußere Lage (eine Hülle) um ein Inneres sein
  2. 2
    als Verpackung/Bedeckung/Schutz um etwas oder jemanden gelegt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nebel umhüllt das Gebüsch am Rande des Moors.
  2. Eine Kruste aus Seepocken umhüllte die Muschel.

Antonyms

befreienfreilegen

This word in other languages

wrap(English)envelopper(Français)

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 "umhüllen"?
"umhüllen" is spelled U-M-H-Ü-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈhʏlən].
What does "umhüllen" mean?
As a verb, "umhüllen" means: eine äußere Lage (eine Hülle) um ein Inneres sein
How do you pronounce "umhüllen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umhüllen" is [ʊmˈhʏlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umhüllen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Uetersen#99,206trotzige#99,196ungelenk#99,224unselige#99,229

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list