Umhüllung
German, noun/ˌʊmˈhʏlʊŋ/
Umhüllung is spelled U-M-H-Ü-L-L-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umhüllung is a German feminine noun meaning “wrapping, covering, encasing, shrouding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Hülle, die etwas umgibt”.
What does Umhüllung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewrapping, covering, encasing, shrouding
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Hülle, die etwas umgibt 2. der Vorgang, in und mit dem etwas umhüllt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Umhüllung
- Umhüllungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umhüllung?
- /ˌʊmˈhʏlʊŋ/
- [ʊmˈhʏlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umhüllung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umhüllung in German?
Umhüllung appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).