umliegend
[ˈʊmˌliːɡn̩t]
The verdict
“umliegend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der näheren Umgebung (von etwas oder jemandem) liegend
Corpus desk
Index DE-umliegend · umliegend · German
umliegend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umliegend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌliːɡn̩t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umliegend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umliegend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊmˌliːɡn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der näheren Umgebung (von etwas oder jemandem) liegend".
No misspelling variants are generated for umliegend in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is umliegend, spelled U-M-L-I-E-G-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1in der näheren Umgebung (von etwas oder jemandem) liegend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umliegend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Gebäude selbst ist nach allen Regeln der Bequemlichkeit, und mit Geschmack hergestellt, und bildet einen reitzenden Anblick gegen den Park und die umliegenden Weinberge.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.