umkippen

[ˈʊmˌkɪpn̩]

/[ˈʊmˌkɪpn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“umkippen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,347
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einer aufrechten Position plötzlich in eine liegende geraten, meist über eine Kante; das Gleichgewicht verlieren und umstürzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umkippen · umkippen · German

umkippen · rank #46,347 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,347
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umkämpft

Nearest frequency peer: umkämpft (+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 „umkippen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umkippen
PropertyValue
Headwordumkippen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌkɪpn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,347
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umkippen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umkippenliegt 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: „umkämpft“ (#46,348), „Umsetzungen“ (#46,349), „türkischem“ (#46,344). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umkippen“ bei #46,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around umkippen (IPA [ˈʊmˌkɪpn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,347 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for umkippen, with forms such as "mukippen", "ukmippen", and "umikppen". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umkippen, spelled U-M-K-I-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer aufrechten Position plötzlich in eine liegende geraten, meist über eine Kante; das Gleichgewicht verlieren und umstürzen
  2. 2
    bewusstlos werden
  3. 3
    durch zu hohen Nährstoffgehalt für Pflanzen und Tiere nicht mehr als Lebensraum geeignet werden
  4. 4
    plötzlich ins Gegenteil verkehren
  5. 5
    seine Meinung (auf Druck von anderen hin) unerwartet ändern
  6. 6
    etwas zu Fall bringen; bewirken, dass etwas umfällt (im Sinne von [1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Blumenvase ist umgekippt, weil nicht genug Wasser drin war und deshalb der Schwerpunkt zu weit oben lag.
  2. Wenn du die Bücher so aufeinander türmst, wird der Stapel umkippen.

This word in other languages

tip over(English)desmayarse(Español)s’évanouir(Français)desmaiar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mukippen
  • ukmippen
  • umikppen
  • umkipen
  • umkipepn
  • umkippenn
  • umkippne
  • umkkippen
  • umkpipen
  • ummkippen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umkippen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mukippen2ukmippen2umikppen2umkipen1umkipepn2umkippenn1umkippne2umkkippen1
Edit distance from "umkippen"

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 "umkippen"?
"umkippen" is spelled U-M-K-I-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌkɪpn̩].
What does "umkippen" mean?
As a verb, "umkippen" means: aus einer aufrechten Position plötzlich in eine liegende geraten, meist über eine Kante; das Gleichgewicht verlieren und umstürzen
What are common misspellings of "umkippen"?
Common misspellings include "mukippen", "ukmippen", "umikppen", "umkipen", "umkipepn". The correct spelling is "umkippen".
How do you pronounce "umkippen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umkippen" is [ˈʊmˌkɪpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umkippen" come from?
"umkippen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

umkämpft#46,348Unkosten#46,355Texturen#46,325vorneweg#46,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

tätiger10 variantsTheorem10 variantsTatzeit10 variantsTACITUS10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list