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Umlage

German, noun/ˈʊmˌlaːɡə/

Umlage is spelled U-M-L-A-G-E (6 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umlage is a German feminine noun meaning “levy, apportionment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “umgelegte Geldsumme (pro Person, Beteiligtem)”.

What does Umlage mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininelevy, apportionment

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. umgelegte Geldsumme (pro Person, Beteiligtem) 2. Gebiet um etwas herum; die Lage in etwas

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 Umlage

  • Umlagen plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Umlage?

  • /ˈʊmˌlaːɡə/
  • [ˈʊmˌlaːɡə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Umlage

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Umlage in German?

Umlage appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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