umrühren

[ˈʊmˌʁyːʁən]

/[ˈʊmˌʁyːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“umrühren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,079
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas Flüssiges oder Halbfestes mit einem Löffel/Spatel in Bewegung bringen (zum Beispiel, damit es sich durchmischt oder nicht ansetzt)

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umrühren vs Unruhen
50% similar
umrühren vs umkehren
75% similar
umrühren vs umfahren
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umrühren
PropertyValue
Headwordumrühren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌʁyːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,079
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umrühren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). umrühren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around umrühren (IPA [ˈʊmˌʁyːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,079 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas Flüssiges oder Halbfestes mit einem Löffel/Spatel in Bewegung bringen (zum Beispiel, damit es sich durchmischt oder nicht ansetzt)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for umrühren, with forms such as "murühren", "ummrühren", and "umrhüren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Unruhen", "umkehren", "umfahren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umrühren, spelled U-M-R-Ü-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Flüssiges oder Halbfestes mit einem Löffel/Spatel in Bewegung bringen (zum Beispiel, damit es sich durchmischt oder nicht ansetzt)

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • murühren
  • ummrühren
  • umrhüren
  • umrrühren
  • umrühern
  • umrühhren
  • umrührenn
  • umrührne
  • umrührren
  • umrürhen
  • umürhren
  • urmühren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umrühren - 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.

murühren2ummrühren1umrhüren2umrrühren1umrühern2umrühhren1umrührenn1umrührne2
Edit distance from "umrühren"

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 "umrühren"?
"umrühren" is spelled U-M-R-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌʁyːʁən].
What does "umrühren" mean?
As a verb, "umrühren" means: etwas Flüssiges oder Halbfestes mit einem Löffel/Spatel in Bewegung bringen (zum Beispiel, damit es sich durchmischt oder nicht ansetzt)
What words are commonly confused with "umrühren"?
"umrühren" is commonly confused with "Unruhen", "umkehren", "umfahren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umrühren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umrühren" is [ˈʊmˌʁyːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umrühren" come from?
"umrühren" 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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Using “umrühren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-M-R-Ü-H-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊmˌʁyːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Unruhen” - see the side-by-side comparison. umrühren vs Unruhen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list