umsägen
[ˈʊmˌzɛːɡn̩]
The verdict
“umsägen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit dem Werkzeug Säge fällen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umsagen · umsägen · German
umsägen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | umsägen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌzɛːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umsägen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umsägen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌzɛːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit dem Werkzeug Säge fällen".
umsägen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umsägen, spelled U-M-S-Ä-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit dem Werkzeug Säge fällen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umsägen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Wochenende treffen wir uns, um die Tannen an der Scheune umzusägen.
Antonyms
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.