ummähen
[ˈʊmˌmɛːən]
The verdict
“ummähen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Menschen gewaltsam und rücksichtslos zu Fall bringen, wobei er auch getötet werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-ummahen · ummähen · German
ummähen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ummähen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌmɛːən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ummähen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ummähen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌmɛːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ummähen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 ummähen, spelled U-M-M-Ä-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Menschen gewaltsam und rücksichtslos zu Fall bringen, wobei er auch getötet werden kann
- 2mit einer Maschine oder einer Sense niedermähen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ummähen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und dann sofort wieder nach rechts steuern, sonst würde ich Bjarne ummähen, der wild gestikulierend hinter Dong her rennt.“
„Warum hatten seine Leute die Weißen nicht einfach mit einem Feuerstoß umgemäht?“
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.