Umriss
German, noun[ˈʊmˌʁɪs]
Umriss is spelled U-M-R-I-S-S (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umriss is a German masculine noun meaning “outline (line marking the boundary of an object figure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “äußere Begrenzungslinie eines Objektes”.
What does Umriss mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoutline (line marking the boundary of an object figure)
- 2
masculineoutline (broad description)
in Umrissen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. äußere Begrenzungslinie eines Objektes 2. Darstellungsweise, die nur Schwerpunkte/Kernaussagen beinhaltet, aber keine Details
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Umriss
- Umrisses genitive
- Umrisse plural
- Umrissen dative definite plural
- Umriß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umriss?
- [ˈʊmˌʁɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umriss
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umriss in German?
Umriss appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).