Umleitung
[ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]
The verdict
“Umleitung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,425 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,425
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausweichroute, über die der Verkehr geleitet wird, weil die eigentliche Strecke wegen eines Unfalls, einer Baustelle etc. nicht passierbar ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Umleitung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Umleitung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Umleitung is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,425 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Umleitung, with forms such as "muleitung", "ulmeitung", and "umelitung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Umleitung, spelled U-M-L-E-I-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Ausweichroute, über die der Verkehr geleitet wird, weil die eigentliche Strecke wegen eines Unfalls, einer Baustelle etc. nicht passierbar ist
- 2das Vorgeben eines anderen Weges, Verlaufs eines Baches, Flusses, Kanals und so weiter
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: muleitung,ulmeitung,umelitung,umleitnug,umleittung,umleitugn,umleitungg,umleitunng,umleiutng,umletiung,umlietung,umlleitung,ummleitung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Umleitung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Umleitung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-M-L-E-I-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ] (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.