Umrandung

[ʊmˈʁandʊŋ]

/[ʊmˈʁandʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Umrandung” is uncommon German (frequency #64,803 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,803
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das, was sich um etwas herum befindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-umrandung · Umrandung · German

Umrandung · rank #64,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,803
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umlagen

Nearest frequency peer: Umlagen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Umrandung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Umrandung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Umrandung
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmrandung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊmˈʁandʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Umrandung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Umrandungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Umlagen“ (#64,802), „Umwelteinflüsse“ (#64,804), „Umkleidekabinen“ (#64,801). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Umrandung“ bei #64,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Umrandung is uncommon German at frequency #64,803 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊmˈʁandʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Umrandung, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Umrandung, spelled U-M-R-A-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das, was sich um etwas herum befindet
  2. 2
    der Vorgang, etwas mit einem Rand zu umgeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie verhindere ich, dass die Schildkröten die Umrandung des Freigeheges überklettern oder untergraben?“
  2. Was wohl die Umrandung der Sieben bedeuten soll?

Synonyms

BegrenzungEinfassungRandUmranden

This word in other languages

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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 "Umrandung"?
"Umrandung" is spelled U-M-R-A-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈʁandʊŋ].
What does "Umrandung" mean?
As a noun, "Umrandung" means: das, was sich um etwas herum befindet
How do you pronounce "Umrandung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umrandung" is [ʊmˈʁandʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umrandung" come from?
"Umrandung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Umwälzung#64,806ultimativ#64,798unbändige#64,808ungehemmt#64,811

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list