ums Leben kommen
[ʊms ˈleːbən ˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“ums Leben kommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch ein Unglück sterben
Corpus desk
Index DE-ums-leben-kommen · ums Leben kommen · German
ums Leben kommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | ums Leben kommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ʊms ˈleːbən ˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ums Leben kommen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ums Leben kommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ʊms ˈleːbən ˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch ein Unglück sterben".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ums Leben kommen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ums Leben kommen, spelled U-M-S- -L-E-B-E-N- -K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch ein Unglück sterben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ums Leben kommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Onkel ist bei einem tragischen Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen.
Durch den Erdrutsch kamen 125 Menschen ums Leben.
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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.