Umleitung

Name: Umleitung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]

/[ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Umleitung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,425
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausweichroute, über die der Verkehr geleitet wird, weil die eigentliche Strecke wegen eines Unfalls, einer Baustelle etc. nicht passierbar ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-umleitung · Umleitung · German

Umleitung · rank #19,425 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,425
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH Ukrainer

Nearest frequency peer: Ukrainer (-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.

Trash

80,579
Ukrainer

80,577
Umleitung

80,576
umzubringen

80,575
unbeschadet

80,574
ungesund

80,573

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

Key facts for Umleitung
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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Umleitung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Umleitungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#19,425

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ukrainer“ (#19,424), „umzubringen“ (#19,426), „unbeschadet“ (#19,427). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Umleitung“ bei #19,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Umleitung (IPA [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,425 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
Ausweichroute, über die der Verkehr geleitet wird, weil die eigentliche Strecke wegen eines Unfalls, einer Baustelle etc. nicht passierbar ist
2
das Vorgeben eines anderen Weges, Verlaufs eines Baches, Flusses, Kanals und so weiter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die eine Spur der Schweinheimer Straße wird neugemacht, deshalb gibt es eine Umleitung.
Es wird eine Umleitung des Flusses geplant, um mehr Dörfer mit Trinkwasser zu versorgen.

This word in other languages

detour(English)desviación(Español)déviation(Français)

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.

Edit distance from "Umleitung"

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 "Umleitung"?

"Umleitung" is spelled U-M-L-E-I-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ].

What does "Umleitung" mean?

As a noun, "Umleitung" means: Ausweichroute, über die der Verkehr geleitet wird, weil die eigentliche Strecke wegen eines Unfalls, einer Baustelle etc. nicht passierbar ist

What are common misspellings of "Umleitung"?

Common misspellings include "muleitung", "ulmeitung", "umelitung", "umleitnug", "umleittung". The correct spelling is "Umleitung".

How do you pronounce "Umleitung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umleitung" is [ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Umleitung" come from?

"Umleitung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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