umrüsten

[ˈʊmˌʁʏstn̩]

/[ˈʊmˌʁʏstn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“umrüsten” is uncommon German (frequency #71,946 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,946
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Maschine/Anlage so einrichten, dass es den (geänderten, neuen) Anforderungen genügt

Key facts for umrüsten
PropertyValue
Headwordumrüsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌʁʏstn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umrüsten” 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). umrüsten lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umrüsten is uncommon German at frequency #71,946 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌʁʏstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Maschine/Anlage so einrichten, dass es den (geänderten, neuen) Anforderungen genügt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for umrüsten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umrüsten, spelled U-M-R-Ü-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Maschine/Anlage so einrichten, dass es den (geänderten, neuen) Anforderungen genügt

Antonyms

belassen

This word in other languages

adapt(English)

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 "umrüsten"?
"umrüsten" is spelled U-M-R-Ü-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌʁʏstn̩].
What does "umrüsten" mean?
As a verb, "umrüsten" means: eine Maschine/Anlage so einrichten, dass es den (geänderten, neuen) Anforderungen genügt
How do you pronounce "umrüsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umrüsten" is [ˈʊmˌʁʏstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umrüsten" come from?
"umrüsten" 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 “umrüsten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-M-R-Ü-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊmˌʁʏstn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list