umklammert

[ʊmˈklamɐt]

/[ʊmˈklamɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“umklammert” is uncommon German (frequency #68,780 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,780
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umklammern

Key facts for umklammert
PropertyValue
Headwordumklammert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʊmˈklamɐt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umklammert” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). umklammert lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umklammert is uncommon German at frequency #68,780 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈklamɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umklammern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for umklammert, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is umklammert, spelled U-M-K-L-A-M-M-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umklammern

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 "umklammert"?
"umklammert" is spelled U-M-K-L-A-M-M-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈklamɐt].
What does "umklammert" mean?
As a verb, "umklammert" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umklammern
How do you pronounce "umklammert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umklammert" is [ʊmˈklamɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umklammert" come from?
"umklammert" 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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Using “umklammert”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-M-K-L-A-M-M-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʊmˈklamɐt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list