umleiten

[ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“umleiten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,174 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,174
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (den Verkehr) über eine Ausweichstrecke führen

Key facts for umleiten
PropertyValue
Headwordumleiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umleiten” 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). umleiten lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for umleiten is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,174 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for umleiten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umleiten, spelled U-M-L-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (den Verkehr) über eine Ausweichstrecke führen
  2. 2
    zu einem anderen Ziel bringen

This word in other languages

divert(English)desviar(Español)desviar(Português)

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 "umleiten"?
"umleiten" is spelled U-M-L-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "umleiten" mean?
As a verb, "umleiten" means: (den Verkehr) über eine Ausweichstrecke führen
How do you pronounce "umleiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umleiten" is [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umleiten" come from?
"umleiten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “umleiten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-M-L-E-I-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list